Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2022-05-05
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Eamon Ryan (GP), Dublin Bay South

In the constitutional arrangement, the framework and all the legal analysis and documentation. I refer back to another article in The Irish Times today which states that various independent legal experts were asked if they think there is still a concern in that regard. From what I read, the vast majority of those with expertise in the area of medical legal matters stated that should no longer be a concern. It was important that this was addressed.
This matter is complex. It is complex because the charters and rules of governance of Holles Street and the Rotunda Hospital date back to when they were founded 200 or 300 years ago. Trying to bring together one of these institutions with a voluntary hospital organisation is difficult. Our voluntary structures are strange. Let us be honest about that. If you were designing a system from the start, would you design it along the lines of our complex Irish health system which has these effective, flexible and capable voluntary hospital systems? Probably not. We have those systems, however. What would happen if we were to compulsorily purchase the entire voluntary health sector or another sector?

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Sitting date: 2022-05-05