David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

My question relates to the very serious challenge that acute hospitals in our health service will face over the next number of months. We have been hearing for some time from the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, that he will produce a winter plan. By the way, I want to wish him well and I very much hope that a negative result comes back. He has said that he will produce a winter plan. This is not just about a winter plan but also about Covid, non-Covid and catch-up care and a plan that enables us to do all of that. My question asks how that is going to happen, what supports and measures are being put in place and what funding will be made available.

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