Senator Terry Leyden yesterday (Wednesday) called for the retention of full services at Roscommon County Hospital when speaking in Seanad Eireann. The Senator noted that ‘only 12 months ago, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney gave commitments to Deputy Michael Finneran that this would not happen and she should come into the House and explain the situation. ‘Professor Drumm would not come to Roscommon to meet the staff last week but instead went to Galway to meet staff there.’ Calling for a full debate on the matter, Leyden observed that ‘we have built it up to a fantastic set-up. It is a good hospital and works very well. It is very regrettable for me to see what is proposed for a hospital for which we fought so hard and for so long. The members who are shouting and roaring here today do not realise the blood, sweat and tears that went into keeping Roscommon as an acute general hospital.’
This Week’s Digital Edition
