Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 21 September 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion

Photo of Martin ConwayMartin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

When I talk about it being done earlier, I am talking about a number of years ago. For the past number of years, the hospital in Limerick has had the highest number of trolleys. As the trolley counts in Limerick are among the highest in the country, clearly there was a problem there. Dr. O'Connor is quite right. A fresh pair of eyes is always a good thing but I put it to him that Limerick is the eye in the eye of the storm. That is the perception. I will move on. I want details on weekend cover in the hospital in Limerick. What is the consultant cover in Limerick? Could the witnesses go through it and tell us how it compares with other emergency departments in other parts of the country?

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