Johnny Mythen (Wexford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Some 186,000 Irish people are living with a neurological condition, with 50,000 diagnosed with such a condition annually. In Europe, there is an average of nine to 14 neurologists per 100,000 people. In Ireland, there is an average of just 1.3 neurologists per 100,000. We have a serious problem. The World Health Organization has stated that one in three of us will develop a neurological condition in our lifetimes. Will the Minister of State support a neurological unit at Wexford General Hospital, given that the programme for Government states that people are entitled to the right care at the right time and in the right place?

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