Marc Ó Cathasaigh (Waterford, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

If we are still in a situation where our lists of assets are being maintained on a hospital by hospital basis, does that mean we have duplication of assets and the possible under-utilisation of those assets? If we had oversight by the HSE or the Department of Health of where exactly our assets are, we could sweat those assets or at least make sure that they are properly deployed and utilised at all times. We have stresses and strains all across our health system so if we have assets in hospitals that could be maximised by being used elsewhere, or by being shared, we should know about it. I know that not all of these assets can be physically shared in that way but why are we not driving at this as a matter of urgency?