Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 14 June 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (Resumed)
Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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My understanding is that a place was identified two years ago for the patient in St. Vincent's but there seems to be a stand-off as regards who is taking responsibility. Two and a half years later, a bed is being occupied at high cost to the State because a place is not available in a hospital.