Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

-----in the hospitals in Ennis and Nenagh and in St. John's and in community care. What is happening in UHL is not happening in other hospitals. In just this year, other hospitals that have seen and are dealing with similar increases in presentations are driving down the trolley numbers. This time last year, the trolley count was lower than the previous year. This year, it has gone up about 40%. In response to that, I have asked the regulator to consider if there is a case to be made for a second accident and emergency department in the region.