James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I do not mind answering the question. In respect of the emergency department in Navan hospital, I have always made it clear that there would be changes down the line but that such changes would not happen unless there was capacity in the system to deal with those patients who currently attend that hospital.

The capacity is not there yet and I do not pretend it is there. In terms of the discussion on a regional hospital, no one is negotiating on my behalf on the matter and I never gave a commitment on it.