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Dáil
‹ Leaders’ Questions.

Hospital overcrowding and MRSA

Summary

Breen repeatedly protests about patient safety, overcrowding and MRSA, saying he nearly died after contracting the infection and asking what the Government is doing. The Ceann Comhairle repeatedly orders him to stop interrupting and ultimately directs him to leave the House.

Look at this newspaper heading.

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Rory O'Hanlon An Ceann Comhairle Fianna Fáil

I ask the Deputy to resume his seat.

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That shows the level of patient safety.

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Those bodies have made their decision.

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I ask the Taoiseach to look at this newspaper heading.

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Rory O'Hanlon An Ceann Comhairle Fianna Fáil

The Deputy is not the leader of the Sinn Féin Party and I ask him to resume his seat.

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I ask the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children to look at these two newspaper headings.

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Rory O'Hanlon An Ceann Comhairle Fianna Fáil

I ask the Deputy to resume his seat.

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Does that make for patient safety?

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Rory O'Hanlon An Ceann Comhairle Fianna Fáil

The Deputy is out of order.

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Look at that.

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Rory O'Hanlon An Ceann Comhairle Fianna Fáil

I ask the Deputy to resume his seat.

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Look at that heading concerning patients' fear due to overcrowding.

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Rory O'Hanlon An Ceann Comhairle Fianna Fáil

I call on the Deputy to resume his seat.

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When will the problem of MRSA be tackled?

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Rory O'Hanlon An Ceann Comhairle Fianna Fáil

The Deputy may not be aware that there is no provision for intervention by any Member other than Deputy Ó Caoláin on this question.

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I ask the Taoiseach to answer that question.

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Rory O'Hanlon An Ceann Comhairle Fianna Fáil

I ask the Deputy to resume his seat.

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I nearly lost my life as a result of contracting it.

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Rory O'Hanlon An Ceann Comhairle Fianna Fáil

If the Deputy does not resume his seat, the Chair will have no option but to ask him to leave the House.

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What is happening is stated in this newspaper heading.

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Rory O'Hanlon An Ceann Comhairle Fianna Fáil

Does the Deputy wish to resume his seat——

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Some €3 million has been squandered.

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Rory O'Hanlon An Ceann Comhairle Fianna Fáil

——or leave the House?

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I nearly died from contracting MRSA. This article states that ten people have died from MRSA.

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Rory O'Hanlon An Ceann Comhairle Fianna Fáil

When the Chair is speaking——

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What is the Government doing about this?

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Rory O'Hanlon An Ceann Comhairle Fianna Fáil

I ask the Deputy to resume his seat while the Chair is speaking.

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I am sick of hearing what the Government is spending on health.

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Rory O'Hanlon An Ceann Comhairle Fianna Fáil

If the Deputy continues to interrupt——

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What is happening is death, death, death as a result of MRSA.

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Rory O'Hanlon An Ceann Comhairle Fianna Fáil

——he will leave the House.

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That is stated in this newspaper heading.

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Rory O'Hanlon An Ceann Comhairle Fianna Fáil

I ask the Deputy for the final time to resume his seat——

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People are dying from contracting MRSA.

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Rory O'Hanlon An Ceann Comhairle Fianna Fáil

——or he will have to leave the House.

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What is the Government doing about it?

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Rory O'Hanlon An Ceann Comhairle Fianna Fáil

Deputy——

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I nearly died from it.

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Rory O'Hanlon An Ceann Comhairle Fianna Fáil

The Deputy will now leave the House.

Deputy James Breen withdrew from the Chamber.

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