Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank Deputy Durkan for his request. There are a lot of eyes on Naas hospital and there is genuine concern in the community. There has been significant investment in Naas in terms of additional capacity to date. There is new investment coming into the hospital in terms of beds, rehab beds, diagnostics, additional staff, additional specialists and additional services. It is my view, and I believe it is the Government's view, that that investment will continue in Naas hospital, there will be ongoing investment, the budgets for the hospital will grow, the workforce will grow and the number of beds will grow and, most importantly, for the people who are served by that hospital, the services will expand and grow. We will continue to invest in the hospital.