Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

I will need 30 seconds to complete my contribution provided the Ceann Comhairle does not interrupt me.

I asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of hospital wards in various hospitals which, for one reason or another, have been decommissioned or are partially functioning or closed and the number and location of beds, theatres or back-up services and facilities which have been similarly deactivated. The response I received is indicative of the problem we face.

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