Colette Kelleher (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I concur with Senator Colm Burke. This matter is not being taken seriously. I wrote in September and have not had the courtesy of a response. The local consultants have been tearing their hair out trying to get a response. Yet, women are waiting, getting more ill and are bleeding and suffering. The fact that the Minister for Health is not here shows that it is not a priority for him or for the Government. Senator Colm Burke is right. It is not going to go away. There will be a "Prime Time Investigates" programme on the issue. Will we wait for that before we take action? We have the facts. While I thank the Minister of State for coming, there is nothing in her response that gives me any comfort to expect that any action will be taken or that the issue has registered as any kind of priority for the Minister for Health or the Government.