Fiona O'Loughlin (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for her response. I am pleased to see this issue is progressing. I point out that the HSE's palliative care service three-year development framework she mentioned, including the development of the 15-bed inpatient unit, was for 2017 to 2019. It is already two years out of date. I would have thought we would have proceeded with it. However, it is really good news that HSE estates is developing the costed, timelined plan for the development, which is to be ready for the end of this year. I assume that is going to be ready in about two weeks' time. I acknowledge it was fundraising by the Offaly Hospice Group that allowed the plans and the feasibility study to be in place. When we have the costed, timelined plan for the development I ask that the Minister of State have a meeting with me, the board and of course representatives for the area. I obviously do not expect that meeting to be in 2021 but it would be great if she could commit to facilitating it in 2022.