Hildegarde Naughton (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Minister to the House. I wish to raise the issue of the size and condition of the accident and emergency unit at University College Hospital, Galway. The unit was not built all that long ago in the grand scheme of things, but it is now unsuitable. Several matters are involved, one of which is the perennial shortage of beds in the main hospital ensuring that patients are backed up in the accident and emergency unit. While the situation is on the Minister's agenda, having been raised with him previously, I wish to refer to the building's physical size and layout. It is unsuitable for a modern accident and emergency unit. Even if there were dozens of beds available-----