Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his reply. There is welcome news in it given that a plan is to be put in place. However, let us get down to brass tacks. The hospital in Clonmel is under incredible pressure and the accident and emergency unit is overcrowded. It does not have enough space. In the past few weeks, the HSE turned down a request for extra nurses and staff. It turned it down, despite the proposal having been made by the HSE management and nurses together in a process that was independently chaired by Professor Jonathan Drennan.

We have heard all this before. Given commitments that there will be a vision for the two developments in Clonmel, I hope they will be part of the future capital plan the Minister will announce. Two future developments are ongoing there regarding upgrading computerised tomography, CT, facilities to bring in more trolleys and regarding a temporary accommodation facility. However, the taxpayers of Tipperary do not understand why the minor injuries unit in Cashel is not upgraded to admit more people-----

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