Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The bottom line is that the Taoiseach knows and has said the emergency department is not fit for purpose. He has been to the hospital recently, yet the project has not been included in the health capital plan. He knows that if provision for the project is not made in the capital plan for the next five years, it will be a further five years beyond before any start will be made on it. While the hospital has other priorities, it is stating the replacement of its emergency department is number one on its list of priorities. It has been stating to the Government for quite some time.

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