“At present, services are being taken away from smaller hospitals and patients are being forced into centralised services that haven’t been given the resources to look after them. This cannot and will not continue.
Minister of State Department of Foreign Affairs Trade Jan O’Sullivan
“We are committed to maintaining the services in Roscommon County Hospital . . . You know down in the Accident and Emergency what it takes and what needs to be done and what can be done in your local hospital here and we will protect and defend that.
Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny
“It was stated quite categorically in Government, there is no ambiguity whatever about this, none whatever, the services. . . that were removed from Sligo General Hospital will be returned . . . I certainly will resign from Fine Gael if that commitment is not honoured.
- Minister of State for Small Business John Perry
“ The service needs a full review so that the guiding principle of treating patients at the lowest level of complexity in a timely, safe and efficient fashion and as near to home as possible is adhered to.
Minister for Health James Reilly