Health Services
Seanad Éireann — 2022-12-01
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Tim Lombard (FG), Agricultural Panel

I thank the Minister of State for her passionate and powerful response. For the families affected by this issue, particularly in the past ten days, it has been upsetting to say the least. I have been understated in the terminology I am using about the implications of what has happened and how it has knocked confidence in system. It would be wonderful if the Minister of State could find time in her diary to meet the parents in question. They are a wonderful group of people. They are passionate and courageous and are doing their utmost to make sure their families and children are protected. If the Minister of State could find time in her diary to meet them, it would be a wonderful gesture. Her statement gives us great hope that there will be no change to the service or the location. That is what the general public and these parents are fighting hard for and want for their families. I thank the Minister of State for coming at short notice. I deeply appreciate her statement.

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Sitting date: 2022-12-01