James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)

Why can these trolleys not be stored in accident and emergency departments? Why are there not enough beds in the hospitals to accommodate the number of emergency patients who regularly need admission? It is not about the number of people attending accident and emergency departments but about the number of people lying on trolleys waiting for admission and urgent medical care, which they are not getting. They are not proper conditions for people to work in and they certainly do not do the dignity of patients any good. There is a major issue here. Why is the Minister still closing beds when we clearly have a capacity issue?

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