Violet-Anne Wynne (Clare, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

University Hospital Limerick, UHL, consistently has the highest number of people on trolleys. Yesterday, for example, 42 people were accommodated on trolleys in the hospital. That represents dire, abysmal and abject service provision in 21st century Ireland. We also know that this week 17 registrars and special registrars drafted a letter highlighting a series of concerns, including that the acute medical assessment unit is not fit for purpose and the only model for hospitals serving almost 500,000 people. This under-resourcing and overcapacity has been compounded by the facts that Shannondoc services, which were seriously curtailed, have not been reinstated and Ennis hospital is not operating the routine services that it could. One constituent of mine, who has been on a waiting list for a routine test since October 2019, was called yesterday and told that a referral will be issued for the Mater hospital in Cork. When will primary healthcare services in the mid-west region-----

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