Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I have a specific question in the form of a trinity. On 12 December 2016, management and the clinical director gave the Minister a submission on the hospital in Galway. They pointed out two specific matters, the first of which was that the hospital itself is not fit for purpose. They asked the Minister for the approval to proceed urgently with an options appraisal on infrastructure, in plain English, a new hospital. Second, they asked for immediate investment in the current emergency department because that is not fit for purpose. It is dangerous, according to an independent report. The final part of my question relates to the ambulance service in Galway, which is in Merlin Park in appalling temporary accommodation that I say is not safe. It is one question with three parts - a new hospital, accident and emergency and the ambulance service.

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