Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As the Deputy is aware, there are plans for the emergency clinics for children in Tallaght Hospital to continue. As the new national hospital for children develops, there are strong plans in place to ensure there will be a very good service in Tallaght for children in respect of a range of services. The Deputy is making a point about a specific consultant. There is a question mark over who will replace that person. There has been difficulty in recruiting staff for the hospital services. This issue also arose recently in respect of a particular service at St. Vincent's University Hospital. This has been resolved by the action of the Minister and arrangements have made for that service, so I will ask the Minister to contact the Deputy about the circumstances in Tallaght, as I am not familiar with them.

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