Séamus Kirk (Louth, Fianna Fail)

What will be the provision in late winter and early spring? Will there be a continuation of this support or will additional financial support be made available to ensure the winter months and the early spring months, which will represent a real pressure point for the hospital, will be addressed? Will that be borne in mind and will additional resources be allocated to it?

On the logistics of what is proposed, a number of beds in the Louth County Hospital, Dundalk were sold to a Libyan charity. Will they be replaced? Is there a capital provision in this arrangement to replace beds in the hospital? It will take additional people to staff the additional beds when they are provided in the Louth County Hospital. Will the issue of the moratorium be revisited to ensure there are adequate staff to cater for the patients to be accommodated in the hospital?

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