Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I compliment the excellent work done by Connolly Hospital, not only on keeping its trolley count down but also on the range of different work it is doing. I refer to the capital investment the hospital deserves to continue to do that. Our plans for Connolly Hospital, with a catchment area of 300,000 people as identified by the Deputy, are to maintain and extend the children's service, the paediatric service, while there will also be a new dental training and surgical facility there. Of course, it will also be the site of the major elective hospital. The Deputy is, therefore, absolutely right. Connolly Hospital is already an excellent facility and is going to be the beneficiary of major capital investment in the next period of time. I look forward to working with the Deputy on the range of different issues.

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