Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2024-07-11
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Duncan Smith (LAB), Dublin Fingal

Beaumont Hospital is 37 years old. Its catchment area has more than trebled since it opened yet many of the facilities remain the same. While we can talk about a number of issues in regard to Beaumont, I want to focus on capacity and space. I had the privilege of being shown around the hospital by clinicians recently. There are solutions to provide space in accident and emergency, resus and ICU so the great clinicians working there can do their jobs safely and more effectively, help more people and save more lives. However, for some reason, the management are not progressing these plans, so they are on the shelf. I am asking for ministerial intervention to include senior clinicians and management to ensure that Beaumont Hospital has the space available to provide the best service it can.

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Sitting date: 2024-07-11