Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

My question relates to the number of beds that are being budgeted for over the coming years based on the Department's capacity review which came out earlier this year. The capacity review put a lower estimate of 2,590 beds which has been reflected in the capital plan. The ESRI has figures, as do various other groups, that give a broad range of what might happen. Given that there are numerous, very reputable organisations providing us with a wide range of the number of new acute beds we may need, will the Minister take that into consideration and perhaps review the capital plan with this additional analysis in mind?

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