Seanad debates

Wednesday, 13 May 2015

Commencement Matters

Hospice Services

10:30 am

Photo of Kathleen LynchKathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

To say it is "unlikely" is not to give a clear answer. It is not a "Yes" or "No". What I am saying is that the people running the service in Waterford have indicated that it is a safe service, there is access for patients and they are still pursuing the possibility of extending and enhancing the cardiac service at UHW under the 2016 programme. It is an ongoing process. While I never answer for other people, I would make the point that the only way we should ever deliver our health services is on the basis of evidence-based research and not by way of promises at a particular time.

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