Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The members of staff do a great job. It is a question of the particular circumstances that arose coming out of the reconfiguration. I will put it this way. While Dr. O'Connell would like everything to be explored, he is not averse to the medical assessment unit being made available on a short-term-basis, subject to discussions with local management, if extreme pressures arise. He is willing to explore the use of a ward that is currently being operated on a 12-hour basis.