Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 2 October 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion

Photo of Alan KellyAlan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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We are way behind. There are short-term, medium-term and long-term needs. In the short term we need more transitional beds and more nurses and doctors. It is obvious what needs to happen to integrate the services with non-acute services. What Maria Bridgeman is trying to deal with in the hospital is also impossible.