It is no longer fit for purpose in many parts. It requires a small investment and yet we are told repeatedly this will be put off because at some stage some hospital is about to be built. In the here and now, however, mothers from Fingal are having to travel into the Rotunda Hospital to deal with a hospital that is not fit for purpose in parts. We are not talking about a massive investment but the Government cannot continue to put it off and say there is no need to invest because a new hospital will be built. At this stage, a small investment is required for the neonatal unit in the Rotunda Hospital. I know the Minister is aware that there were some difficulties there, which have been back in the news. The last thing the men and women who work there want to be talking about are these difficulties. They went into these jobs to be able to bring babies into the world, not to constantly have to grapple for resources. Women and expectant mothers in my constituency deserve a better infrastructure than the one they are offered at the moment.

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