Verona Murphy (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Overcrowding at Wexford General Hospital during the final months of 2022 and early this year meant that the hospital was completely overrun. The people of County Wexford were asked on several occasions to avoid attending the emergency department unless it was a life-or-death situation. Some patients who presented at the emergency department waited up to 30 hours if a bed was required. People's lives were put at risk. Capacity is now crucial to the hospital and the ever-growing population of County Wexford, which is now in excess of 164,000. Will the Taoiseach confirm that the proposed project for a 97-bed medical ward block for Wexford General Hospital will be given the green light without further delay and that it will commence as soon as possible after the completion of repairs to the hospital following the damage caused by the recent fire?

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