Máire Hoctor (Tipperary North, Fianna Fail)

We will continue to invest in Nenagh hospital in the future.

While complex and specialist cases will be treated in the regional hospital in Limerick, Nenagh, Ennis and St. John's will see the continued development of day surgery and diagnostic services, such as CT scanning and endoscopy. At present, approximately 700 patients per year from Nenagh and 1,000 from Ennis are referred to Limerick for CT scans. Under the new arrangement, this service will be provided in the local hospitals, which will be more convenient for patients and the general practitioners, who will have direct access to CT referrals.

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