We can’t say things are getting worse in Ireland

Richard Barton is right to criticise the Minister for Health for the faults of the health service ( Letters, November 7). 

We can’t say things are getting worse in Ireland
Tue, 10 Nov, 2015 - 00:00
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But his statements that ‘Ireland is disappearing down the plughole’ and ‘everything is getting worse’ do not accord with facts.

Such exaggerations undermine the merits of his letter.

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