Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am advised by the Minister for Health that it is very much under way. We expect to have it in place in the next couple of months, certainly before next winter. We really hope it works. If the modular build does work and the additional beds do make a difference in terms of overcrowding, efficiency and capacity in the hospital, it is a model we may be able to apply to other places. Just to show we are serious about this, 170 additional beds have already been added this Christmas across a number of hospitals.

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