Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The Minister has misspoken a couple of times because he referenced it a couple of times. I have researched it. What date will it open? The second thing is that the community nursing home in Nenagh will be handed back to what it should be used for on the same day. The second thing is that medical assessment units, MAUs, are committed to going to 24 hours. When will that happen? The MAU in Nenagh is going up to midnight. There are very few referrals after 6 o'clock and at weekends. It is sitting there. Whatever process is in place is not working. I believe it should be 24-hour. I would love it but I do not think the resources are in place to do that.

When will we get a decision about a model 3 hospital in the mid-west? It is a no-brainer. I know a report is being done on it. It is as sure as the nose on my face that we need a model 3 hospital in the mid-west to deal with the demographics, the pathways management and so on. When will there be a decision on that? Will the Minister please answer those four questions in his response?

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