Children's Health Ireland: Statements
Dail Éireann — 2025-04-29
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Marie Sherlock (LAB), Dublin Central

May I just make two quick points, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle? First, with regard to the weight of expectation, the Minister raised earlier the 22 new theatres. They will be brilliant when they are up and running, but it will take years for them to open, from what I hear when I talk to the commissioning team in CHI. I think we have 15 theatres at the moment. There is a very serious question about the resourcing and staffing to make sure that the existing level of services across the three sites will be maintained when they move to the new hospital next Easter.

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