Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)

Cork University Hospital is at the higher end because of the acuity and complexity of the work carried out there relative to other hospitals. I set out the average costs but they vary depending on staff levels and other factors.

We have been making advances on an agreed policy approach for the country as a whole. Heretofore the approach was to send everybody to a single national rehabilitation hospital for acute rehabilitation treatment. That is being rethought and there is more emphasis on developing a national tertiary facility and a hub and spoke pattern of outreach services in the regions.

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