Kieran O'Donnell (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Dare I say it, that is not quite the answer I was looking for. This is a more straightforward answer. The original date was March and was then moved to May. Recruitment of staff is under way. Mr. Woods has visited the accident and emergency department in University Hospital Limerick and knows how dire it is. It is too small and claustrophobic. The reconfiguration took place in 2009. The cart was put before the horse. The new accident and emergency department should have been built at that time and the new bed capacity should have been provided, but neither was done. I am passionate about this because I have been on the ground all that time. A commitment was given by everyone that this new accident and emergency department would be opened in May. I am told by the management of University Hospital Limerick that it is recruiting. If the staff are in place and it is ready to be opened in May, will the HSE support that?