Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I recently had a meeting with Minister Poots from Northern Ireland in respect of this issue. The palliative care hospice movement is probably the only health organisation that operates on an all-Ireland basis and it does an incredible job. The new thinking relating to palliative, hospice and respite care is inspiring. One would imagine that given the population of the Waterford area, 24 beds would be insufficient whereas by the time the community-based teams and home-based treatments are rolled out, it will be probably be too many. In the meantime, we need to ensure the project is implemented.