Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The unacceptable situation at University Hospital Limerick continues unabated, with unacceptable delays, excessive use of trolleys and so on. The situation is now being compounded by the fact that ICU nurses are on a work-to-rule because of the conditions under which they have to work. At the beginning of this year the Minister for Health committed to providing a surgical hub in the Limerick region to alleviate the situation. What progress has been made on this? We are six months down the road now.

Has a location been identified? Has it been kitted out? In short, when can we expect this facility to open? The present situation cannot be allowed to continue indefinitely.

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