Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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1142. To ask the Minister for Health if, in view of his Department's submission on the Government's comprehensive review of expenditure, he will confirm that there will be no reduction in the number of beds at Cavan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34830/14]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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My Department has made a submission to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform under the Government's Comprehensive Review of Expenditure (CRE) exercise. This Review exercise is carried out every three to four years. The last such Review was completed in 2011. My Department’s CRE submission is currently under consideration and it would not be appropriate for me to comment in detail on the specifics of the submission at this time. In this context, I can confirm that my first priority in terms of health service provision is to provide safe and high quality health services across all parts of the health sector, including the hospitals sector, and that there are currently no specific plans to reduce the number of beds at Cavan General Hospital.