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WE are in a quagmire of quangos, ombudspersons and regulators of everything from banks to the police. There are more watchdogs than dogs to watch and they are all on the public payroll. But why do we still need an entire department of state — Health — if the service is being ‘run’ by the HSE?

Wed, 26 Mar, 2008 - 00:00

John O’Driscoll

Templeogue Road

Dublin 6w

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