Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2021-09-23
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Leo Varadkar (FG), Dublin West

I am not aware of any such decision by the HSE board, but the Deputy may well be correct. My strong view has always been that if the emergency department in a hospital is going to be closed or have its hours reduced, then there is a need to be absolutely sure there is sufficient capacity in other hospitals in the region and that the ambulance service is able to deal with the situation.
As I have said, I am not aware of that decision by the board of the HSE, if such a decision has been made. I have just mentioned it to the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly. He is going to check up on it and come back to the Deputy with a further reply.

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Sitting date: 2021-09-23