Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

As the Minister will be aware, the population of Beaumont's catchment area has expanded massively since the hospital first opened, in 1987. While the healthcare staff in the emergency department do tremendous work in stressful and challenging conditions, the promise of a much-needed new and expanded emergency department has not been honoured to date. When can we expect work on the new, expanded emergency department to start?

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