Michael McNamara (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Was Polonius not killed off behind a curtain? The Tánaiste is now a hop, skip and jump away from becoming Taoiseach. Almost every day of the lifetime of this Government, certainty today and yesterday, University Hospital Limerick, UHL, has been the most overcrowded hospital in the country. Of the 676 beds we were told would be required at the time of reconfiguration, more than one third have yet to materialise. As Head of Government, what will the Tánaiste do differently? The current Taoiseach has said it is a matter for the HSE, even though the HSE is not improving the situation? What will the Tánaiste do differently to ensure UHL is no longer providing a different level of healthcare from the rest of the country?

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