Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 12 June 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

National Children's Hospital: Discussion

Photo of Louise O'ReillyLouise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I can look back over the record.

I am concerned that staff would be taken from the existing hospitals to staff the urgent care centre. In radiology, for example, we are already 40% short in paediatric radiologists. We need to add that 40% in to maintain the basic standard and then we need more for any additional services. Obviously at this stage the planning is done. Will the personnel be ready to go? Obviously at this stage they will have given notice in respect of wherever they are working.

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