Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Unfortunately, we are still experiencing a serious problem with emergency department overcrowding in quite a number of hospitals across the State. It is important to say and to know that there are approximately 120 fewer patients waiting for beds today than would have been the case this day last year. That did not happen by accident; it is because of the additional resources, staff and beds the Government has provided. There is more to come, including in Limerick where there is a 96-bed block under construction.

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