Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 20 March 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
HSE National Service Plan 2024: Discussion
Mr. Bernard Gloster:
I genuinely say to Deputy Hourigan that it is not either-or, it is both. The way the intention around the 50-bed unit has been described to me is very different from what the traditional view might be. The expansion of road network, bus and other services in that part of Cork will make it a much more accessible location. The whole idea is not to go back to institutional walls. The design would very much accommodate this. Let me set it out for Deputy Hourigan in writing. It is a fair question on which I do not have up-to-date information.