Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 5 November 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Long-term Planning in the Health Services: Discussion

2:00 am

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)

My point is that we cannot hold anybody to account here. We do not know what is additional or what is not. I, and I am sure every other member of this committee, will be asked about this audit, which states there are not enough beds. I will have to answer that I do not know how many additional specialist stroke beds will be delivered. I do not know how much additional funding exists. It is reasonable to ask, on foot of a report that shows we do not have enough beds, how many additional stroke beds may or will be funded, or, more important, be delivered next year.

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