Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2024-05-23
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Darragh O'Brien (FF), Dublin Fingal

I will raise the matter directly with the Minister for Health. It is not a question of just throwing money at it but is about getting improved health outcomes for our people, and I have given the Deputy just some examples of that where life expectancy and other rates have improved over the course of a few years.
In respect of Letterkenny, since January 2020, there has been an increase in staffing of about 25%. In 2020, the hospital had a budget of €157 million and its budget has now grown by €39 million, an increase of 25% in just over four years. Twenty-two new beds have also been opened in the hospital and capital investment is in place too.
I do take the Deputy's point with regard to the implementation group. I commit to him that I will raise those matters directly with the Minister for Health and ensure he responds to the Deputy directly on the matters he has raised.

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Sitting date: 2024-05-23