Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach to “imagine” what it would be like if he was sick and had to go to hospital today. “Upsetting and terrified” is how Mary Lou imagined it would be for him. “I am a doctor by profession” he declared, outlining his years (seven) working in the public health service. ‘Trust me, I’m a doctor’Nonetheless, Dr Varadkar doesn’t have to be told by the likes of Mary Lou or anybody else about conditions in emergency departments for staff, patients and their families. Others too in recent times such as Rory O’Hanlon and John O’Connell – and three times health minister Michael Woods (although he was a doctor of horticulture, specialising in tomatoes).

Source: The Irish Times November 05, 2019 21:56 UTC