Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In fairness, the Deputy has been highlighting this for some time. I am grateful for the meeting the Deputy arranged for me to have. I see there is a willingness and a desire in Kerry to try to come up with a local solution to this. The Deputy will understand that through the NTPF we have provided funding for non-public hospitals in the private sector to apply for. The procurement and tendering rules are a matter for the fund. I am happy to follow up with the Deputy on where the proposal put forward by the hospital for a Kerry-based solution is at. I will revert to the Deputy directly on that.

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