Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Work is being done with the teams at the front door, where access is gained, and the clinical programmes to improve decision making and pathways to care. Work is also being done with the clinical teams and the director to improve throughput and the flow at the hospital. The emerging hospital groups are examining the available capacity to free up space to facilitate the emergency department. Work is also being done in the social care of patients classified as delayed discharges. The winter planning group has been established. The HSE, with the hospital's executive management, has taken a range of actions to deal with this emerging issue. It is not ideal, but the Minister, Deputy Leo Varadkar, is working very hard with the extra allocation to find a more satisfactory solution in Beaumont hospital.

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