Seanad debates

Tuesday, 21 June 2022

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

 

12:00 pm

Photo of Maria ByrneMaria Byrne (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome that a 150-bed private hospital to be owned by the Bon Secours Health System, BSHS, was announced for Limerick yesterday. This is a private hospital, but in the context of the Commencement matter I raised earlier today regarding University Hospital Limerick, UHL, once it is up and running it will complement the already-existing smaller BSHS-owned hospital, which was formerly Barringtons Hospital, and help to alleviate the numbers of people attending UHL. This is a serious issue for Limerick and the mid-west. The Deputy Leader was here earlier and heard my contribution on this issue. This is the right thing to do. The provision of more hospitals, public and private, in the region should be explored. There is room for the expansion of St. John's Hospital as well, for example, and that is a public hospital.

I also note the election of Councillor Olivia O'Sullivan as the chairperson of the Limerick Metropolitan District, which is the old metropolitan area in Limerick city. I wish her all the best for the coming year. She is the third female in a row to take over this role. This is worthy of note because we have had almost 1,000 years of mayors in the city, but only five females have held the post.

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