Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Yes, it is successful, which is good to see, and a significant resource is going in to support it. The group has been approved for over €5 million in funding to support extended operational hours of the MAUs at St. John's Hospital and Nenagh General Hospital to seven days per week. That began at Easter. We are also keeping in place the extended MAU hours that were put in place in Ennis. I hope the Senator will be pleased to hear that recruitment has been sanctioned and is ongoing for more than 50 extra staff across a number of specialties for those three MAUs. That will make a big difference. Ennis General Hospital, which I know is close to the Senator's heart, will see an additional 20 full-time equivalents once all of these staff are in place. This will really make a big difference