Ahern: ‘buck stops here’ on A&E crisis

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern said he was appalled to hear last year of patients waiting on trolleys in hospital corridors or unable to get blankets at a time when the Government annual health budget was €13 billion.

However, Mr Ahern argued the Government has moved to remedy the problem areas in the health services, especially the crisis situation in accident and emergency departments.

He accepted that not all the problems in the health services would be resolved between now and the General Election, expected in nine months time.