Marcella Corcoran Kennedy (Offaly, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Every effort is being made to appoint a locum in Galway in the intervening period until the person who has accepted the post can take it up in March 2017. That is the good news.

The question was specifically on Galway, so I do not have a specific response about the issues the Deputy raised about Limerick’s capacity. I will certainly find out for her. As soon as I have it, I will forward it to her. We do not want people having concerns about the availability of the service required by the children in question.

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