West
27-11-2007, 07:27 PM
FF orders TDs to vote for Harney's decimation of the HSE
Fianna Fáil last night imposed strict orders on its TDs to vote in support of the Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney, tomorrow or face expulsion.
Meanwhile, one of the nine women who were wrongly given the all-clear at the Midland Regional Hospital in Portlaoise after being screened for breast cancer has spoken to The Irish Times about her experience since being diagnosed with cancer last month.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, the Kildare mother of four, who has undergone breast surgery in recent weeks after her misdiagnosis was discovered during a review of the Portlaoise mammograms, said she had "no faith" in Ms Harney.
"I don't think she has a clue how to run the system. I know she didn't do the mammograms but after the way she has handled this whole situation I really do think she should step down," she said.
Preparing to undergo chemotherapy next week, the woman said she would never forget the nightmare of telling her children.
"I'd love Mary Harney to step into my shoes for the last couple of weeks to see what it's like for me and my family," she added.
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Fianna Fáil last night imposed strict orders on its TDs to vote in support of the Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney, tomorrow or face expulsion.
Meanwhile, one of the nine women who were wrongly given the all-clear at the Midland Regional Hospital in Portlaoise after being screened for breast cancer has spoken to The Irish Times about her experience since being diagnosed with cancer last month.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, the Kildare mother of four, who has undergone breast surgery in recent weeks after her misdiagnosis was discovered during a review of the Portlaoise mammograms, said she had "no faith" in Ms Harney.
"I don't think she has a clue how to run the system. I know she didn't do the mammograms but after the way she has handled this whole situation I really do think she should step down," she said.
Preparing to undergo chemotherapy next week, the woman said she would never forget the nightmare of telling her children.
"I'd love Mary Harney to step into my shoes for the last couple of weeks to see what it's like for me and my family," she added.
[Link] (http://home.eircom.net/content/irelandcom/topstories/11614349?view=Eircomnet&cat=Top%20Stories)