Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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204. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9 has made a decision to re-assign a surgical ward (details supplied) into a long-term care of the elderly ward; if he will ascertain the assessment of the impact of the loss of 34 surgical beds on patient outcomes that has been undertaken by Beaumont Hospital; the way such a move may improve the situation for the 6,162 persons on the day case / in patient waiting lists in the hospital, which is the second highest number in the country, and an increase of more than 1,000 over the past twelve months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24234/15]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and my officials will follow the matter up.