Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 March 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Health Service Executive: Engagement with Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Bernard Gloster:

There are two things in the profile for 2023. There are 12 beds scheduled for Portiuncula. I hope those beds will be of help but I appreciate the hospital has been awaiting them for a significant time. I am not looking for credit in that regard but those 12 beds are scheduled to be delivered this year. Part of the solution to the capacity and infrastructure issue generally across the public service, including in healthcare and hospitals, is to use modern building technologies. Modular builds have proven to be very good in several cases. Whatever about reducing the timeline to getting the service in place, when defaulting to modular build due to time pressure, we must ensure we do not reduce the quality and sustainability in the long term. All present remember school prefabs.

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