Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)

Question 26: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her policy position on the allocation of resources to publicly funded hospitals; her views on whether there is a need to change the way in which money is allocated on the basis of historical patterns rather than work done, efficiency and response to the needs of the cohort for which the hospital provides service; if she will ensure that an assessment is carried out on Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, so that the extra demands on its services as the primary tertiary children's hospital here are adequately funded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26457/09]

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