Fianna Fail have left behind a Healthcare system that has seen many people die needlessly, young women unable to get cervical cancer treatment, women unable to get smear and breast scanning services, tens of thousands of people who have suffered the indignity of lying on hospital trolleys while Government Ministers and their bagmen got private beds in private hospitals, 5,500 children denied operations, men, women and children tortured by unsupervised butchers such as Dr Michael Neary. Many people are in their grave today because of the greed and self serving of a corrupt and criminal administration lead by Fianna Fail over the past 14 years, it is time to say no more and to challenge the weasel words of Gabshites such as Micheal Martin, the man destined to be the bridesmaid but never the bride.
New Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has today condemned Fine Gael's plans for reforming the health service and defended his record as minister for health.
Speaking this morning he said he was "aghast" at the Fine Gael proposal "in terms of dismantling the national structure again and going back to independent republics for each individual hospital across the country".
"That's a recipe for poor quality, for poor outcomes and lack of standards."
Noting there were 55 agencies in the health service when he became minister, Mr Martin said: "I said enough is enough.
"Why did we go to a national system? I wanted better outcomes for patients in heart disease and cancer," he said. "I would argue with anyone that we have transformed the way we have dealt with heart disease in this country. There is no argument with that. We have also transformed cancer care in this country," Mr Martin told RTÉ radio.
