Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Since October, 219 cases of invasive group A streptococcus have been reported.

There was extensive coverage on RTÉ and in theIrish Examinerat the weekend of the sad death of Vivienne Murphy in 2019 and the lack of a proper paediatric unit in Cork University Hospital, CUH. There is a paediatric unit there and the staff are working extremely hard. There is planning permission for a new paediatric unit but a dedicated children's intensive care unit, ICU, is needed in CUH. What is the up-to-date position regarding this development? Planning permission has been granted. Will funding be provided? When will it be provided and when can the work start? Also, what is the position on putting in place a dedicated ICU? The tragic death of Vivienne Murphy has highlighted the need for a regional facility such as this.

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