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

Page 47 of the programme for Government refers to increased capacity in hospitals. Last week, every single day, in University Hospital Limerick there was an average of 50 people on trolleys. Yesterday, there were 62 people on trolleys and today, unfortunately, there are 69 people, although they were not all on trolleys because the nurses told me they ran out of trolleys. The winter is approaching. It is now autumn and the flu season is upon us. What is the Taoiseach going to do? Is the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, going to intervene? We understand building is going on and new modular units are being built, but I understand no staff have been organised yet. Will the Taoiseach personally intervene at University Hospital Limerick because it is beyond a joke at this stage?

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