An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Dail Éireann — 2022-04-26
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Maurice Quinlivan (SF), Limerick City

On the same issue and as Deputy Cahill has said, University Hospital Limerick is consistently the most overcrowded hospital in the State.
I raised this issue with the Taoiseach recently. Incredibly, 113 people are on trolleys today. This means there are no beds and, unfortunately, not enough trolleys for people. Yesterday 105 people were on trolleys and last Thursday there was an historical high of 126 people on trolleys. There is no let-up in this. The Taoiseach will not intervene but something needs to be done. We cannot wait for the planned 96-bed unit, which is to be delivered in three years' time if we are lucky. It will only deliver 48 beds because 48 will be taken out as well. What will the Taoiseach do? The nurses are calling for an independent HIQA inquiry. Will the Taoiseach support this? It should be done as a matter of urgency. The people and the staff deserve something better.

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Sitting date: 2022-04-26