Three government TDs have joined a cross-party Oireachtas group set up to lobby health minister Stephen Donnelly to secure state ownership of the National Maternity Hospital from the Religious Sisters of Charity . Green Party TD Neasa Hourigan joined us on the show this morning for more on this.

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