Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2022-05-05
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Eamon Ryan (GP), Dublin Bay South

Regarding the specific issues, I do not have details about the specific hospital, but I will pass this information to the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly. I will also pass on Deputy Tóibín’s request for reassurance regarding Navan hospital. To make a general point, though, for all the failings of our system, recent analysis - and I do not have the exact figures, statistics or research here - has shown that our life expectancy in this country has increased dramatically. Independent international assessment of the outcomes experienced in our health system, which is ultimately measured in that length of life and the quality of the service, shows there have been significant improvements and that a good job is being done by our health system, despite all its failings, and the people working in it.

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Sitting date: 2022-05-05