Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

On numerous occasions we have said "No" to the HSE. These proposals are not new. They have changed but over many years we have always said "No" and that the place is not ready for it yet. That conversation is still going on. There is extra capacity in Drogheda. We have to ask ourselves if that is enough. I am not convinced it is enough to deal with the patients who might not be able to go to Navan accident and emergency department. Let us work that out.

There are a couple of things I want to see clarified. First, is there capacity, as in beds, staff, doctors, nurses? Are they elsewhere to take the 2,000 to 3,000 patients that Gerry McEntee, as the lead clinician, and many others are concerned about in Navan?

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