Five senators win fight to sit on health strategy committee

The committee had been opposed to adding new members

Social Democrat co-leader Róisín Shortall is chair of the committee Pic: RollingNews.ie

Senators have won their battle to be included on a committee examining a ten-year strategy for the health service.

A motion is due before the Dáil in the coming weeks, and will allow for as many as five senators to be added to the special Oireachtas committee.

The committee, which is chaired by Social Democrat co-leader Róisín Shortall, has been opposed to adding new members because it has already carried out a substantial ...