Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)

I welcome that the Minister is going to Galway. The reason I put my hands up is that we had the former Taoiseach back in 2017 tell us it was not fit for purpose. It is now 2025. I am looking at a HIQA report from last year that states that a strategic assessment preliminary business case had been completed, approved by the Health Service Executive board and submitted to the Department of Health, so forgive me if I am little frustrated. I was born, bred and reared in Galway. I have been in and out of that hospital for many reasons. I know it on every level, professionally and personally. It has not been fit for purpose for a very long time. I heard what the Minister read out to me; I appreciate they are her answers. I have all of those answers I am getting. Hopefully, when she is there on Thursday, she will find out which plan has been completed and why I have been told that this one was done last year by HIQA; that was its answer to HIQA.

I will not go over time; I will go under time actually.

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