Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I want to be absolutely clear to everybody in County Donegal that this Government is investing in and growing LUH. For some reason, people are putting it about that LUH is being downgraded. I want to be unequivocal in this regard, and the facts back this up. We are investing in and growing LUH and we are investing in hospital services and community services in County Donegal. I have personally opened several primary care centres in the county.

Turning to the second point the Deputy raised, for which I thank him, LUH has struggled to hire consultants in certain specialties. I met with the HSE's senior HR team just yesterday and we discussed LUH in particular. It has taken a targeted approach to recruitment in County Donegal.

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