Dáil debates

Wednesday, 8 February 2023

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

 

3:55 pm

Photo of Stephen DonnellyStephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

St. John's Hospital will continue to play a very active role in the delivery of care. When it comes to the surgical hubs, there are several options being looked at, one of which is on a site-by-site basis. For example, the HSE is looking at retrofitting existing commercial space, which was the approach used in Tallaght. I am very interested in the approach the NHS has used. It has modular builds and I believe it has put 140 of these in place across the UK. I can confirm that HSE staff were in England earlier this week meeting with the NHS on exactly that. Obviously the facilities have to be high quality and clinically sound. The priority is picking an approach that gets these facilities in place as quickly as possible.

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