Despite claims by government that no further ward and theatre closures will happen this summer, a motion to guarantee the €9.6 million needed to keep the hospital open was defeated in the Dail this week. There are no guarantees that the planned cuts will not be implemented later in the year.
The government has called a second Lisbon Treaty referendum for October. This referendum will cost millions, millions that could be used to save the Children's Hospital. The Irish people have already said NO to LISBON, to call a second referendum for a treaty that is the same as the one we already voted on, is to deny us our democratic right to say NO. This government does not listen to the people!
