Maurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

On page 58, the programme for Government states the Government will reduce emergency department overcrowding. That is an awful joke in my city. It is turning into an nightmare. Yesterday, 81 people were lying on trolleys in University Hospital Limerick. Today, 80 people are packed like sardines into the emergency department. The INMO has described it as a small hospital being piled into University Hospital Limerick. Last month, the Minister of Health made a secret dash in and out of the hospital. He avoided hard questions from public representatives and the media but nothing has happened since his visit. In fact, circumstances have worsened. The Government's action to date has been disgracefully inadequate. When will this overcrowding be properly addressed?

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