First of all, I should like to congratulate the Chair, before embarking on my Private Notice Question, on the commendable manner with which he despatched the business of the House on today's Order Paper. My question is:
To ask the Minister for Health if, having regard to the deterioration in medical laboratory services in Dublin hospitals consequent on the extension of the dispute as from next Monday involving medical laboratory technologists, he will now personally investigate the position and receive a deputation as requested by the Medical Laboratory Technologists Association and state what special steps will be taken to avoid risk or injury to people requiring medical laboratory services.