Jessica Ryan

How is, you know, there's clearly still a demand for private care in the Richland.

I wasn't a patient of the Richland, I was Hollistreet.

But there are live issues that the government and our elected officials, the HSE, the Department of Health, need to look at.

And that's not for me to make a decision on.

We're a very rich country.

And I know we engage in lots with lots of work with consultancy firms to figure out these health care issues.

And we need to do better by women and children in this country at one of the most vulnerable points of your life.

Yeah, absolutely.

And I think you had again, women and children are at the bottom of the barrel when it comes to treatment by the government and the state.

I mean,

I think it was 1993 that the children's hospital was first introduced into discussion.

In terms of the private maternity hospital, the maternity hospital, I think discussions started in 2013.

And between the turf wars and the church being involved and consultant arguments, like we are losing sight of the care and access to care and quality of care issues.

And surely, you know, why do women choose private care?

And why do so many women feel like they need to pay to order and access it?

And yes, absolutely, you can go get your colonoscopy privately or whatever else.

But it will impact women and children.

I don't.

I'm absolutely not saying that the level of public care that people get in Ireland is not as good as consultant-led care.

I think everyone has different values.