Liz McManus (Wicklow, Labour)

The Minister for Health and Children veered away from the question. How many hospitals have decided to move additional beds into their hospital wards? The Minister sees this as a good idea but how many hospitals agree and how many are adopting it? Regarding an individual hospital's requirement to make a provision that is beyond its control, surely the Minister has a role there. Nobody expects her to micro-manage our hospitals but many of the problems in accident and emergency departments are outside the management team's control. What provisions will be made to ensure managers can manage their hospitals?

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