Keith Swanick (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I acknowledge the temporary measure of this arrangement. However, as the Minister of State will accept from my experience working in medicine, when hospital beds are closed temporarily, they tend not to open again. I also acknowledge the measure was introduced for patient safety arrangements.

Can the Minister of State put a timeline on this? How long will it take for these beds to re-open? Will she suggest to the HSE to conduct monthly reviews of the administration in the hospital and staff recruitment? Local public representatives and patients are concerned about the current situation there.