Emergency Departments
Dail Éireann — 2022-07-12
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Brian Stanley (SF), Laois-Offaly

I want to raise with the Minister the issue of the emergency department in Portlaoise. As the Minister will be aware, the Dr. Susan O'Reilly plan, which was handed to me in October 2017, was to close the emergency department. That was put on the shelf. What is the current update on this because this is important for Laois and the surrounding counties?

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Sitting date: 2022-07-12