Tensions were high in the Dáil last night after Health Minister Stephen Donnelley failed to be in attendance for the second time for the Topical Issue on the need for an external review at Letterkenny University Hospital.
Sinn Fein Deputies Padraig MacLochlainn & Pearse Doherty deferred the issue last week after the Minister didn’t turn up or give any notice.
Deputy MacLochlainn said the Minister needs to set a date to visit Letterkenny, something he told the health professionals, who wrote him a letter outlining their concerns, that he would do:
Deputy MacLochlainn added that on Thursday, Sinn Fein Health Spokesperson David Cullinane will visit Letterkenny University Hospital and meet with the GPs and Consultants.
Meanwhile Deputy Doherty says it’s the patients who are suffering as these problems persist:
