Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)

Does the Minister accept that part of the capacity problem arises as a result of HSE cutbacks? Many patients in the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Dún Laoghaire cannot be discharged because no home care packages are in place. Those patients, therefore, are occupying urgently needed beds. When will the cutbacks stop? When will these crucial hospital beds be released by putting in place care in the community?

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