Hospital Facilities
Seanad Éireann — 2026-06-11
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Dee Ryan (FF), Nominated by the Taoiseach

She will be making her deliberations based on that. I thank her for her support. I also thank her for listing out and reminding us of the progress that has been made. It is important to point out that all the recommendations from Mr. Justice Clarke’s report into the death of Aoife Johnston have been implemented. It is also important for the people of the mid-west to hear that. The reality is that we have huge distance and ground to make up and I acknowledge her commitment to helping us to do that.
I turn to the issue of consultants. The clinical board at UHL has sought accelerated recruitment of consultants and supporting staff at UHL as an interim measure and as something important and meaningful that can be done while we are waiting for the bricks and mortar to be delivered. As the Minister of State knows, we unfortunately have 59 consultants per 100,000 in the mid-west versus the national average of 82 consultants per 100,000.

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Sitting date: 2026-06-11