Protest goes ahead despite mobile cath lab agreement

A protest calling for cardiac services in the South-East is to go ahead today despite confirmation of a mobile cath lab for the region.

Junior minister John Halligan yesterday claimed University Hospital Waterford will get a mobile cath lab to help reduce the backlog of patients in cardiac units.

Mr Halligan, who has been strongly campaigning for a second cath lab at the hospital and has repeatedly threatened to resign from Government over the issue, agreed that the mobile unit “isn’t the absolute answer” but is a step in the right direction.