James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)

How will this be achieved? In 2002 and 2007 3,000 extra hospital beds were promised. The Minister delivered 1,300, but this year she reduced by 500 the number of beds and plans to reduce by 600 the number of beds next year. This amounts to 1,100 beds taken out of the system and there is no sign of any co-located hospital beds. I fail to see how the Minister will manage it.

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