Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I accept that and I am not suggesting everything is perfect. The Deputy talked of an application for a new CT scanner. That will be looked at. The capital budget is bigger than it has ever been. The Deputy did not say and may not have been told that last year and this year two new X-ray machines were funded, there is a national pelvic floor health centre in St.Michael's and additional specialist roles have been funded through last year and this. There is ongoing investment in St. Michael's. St. Michael's bigger brother up the road is St. Vincent's. St. Vincent's, St. Michael's and Loughlinstown hospitals work closely together. There has been a 35% increase in the number of staff in the lifetime of this Government. There are nearly 1,000 extra healthcare workers in St. Vincent's University Hospital and that is relevant to the debate about the Deputy's constituents who are served by the hospital.

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