Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail)
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198. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hours that were involved by his Department's staff and staff in the HSE in the course of drawing up the Dublin midlands hospital group plan for a new model of clinical service delivery in Portlaoise hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7762/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The Dublin Midlands Hospital Group has been working for some time on a draft plan for a new model of clinical service delivery at Portlaoise Hospital. A draft plan was submitted to my Department in December 2016. This draft report was reviewed in detail and was the subject of detailed engagement between Department officials and the HSE over the course of a number of months. Significant additional work was also undertaken by the HSE on foot of this engagement resulting in a revised draft plan that was submitted to my Department in September 2017.

It remains the case, as outlined at my meeting with the Deputy and the other Laois Oireachtas members in December 2017, that no decision has been made yet on the draft Action Plan for Portlaoise Hospital. I have asked my Department to conduct a consultation process in this regard early this year involving local clinicians and the community.

Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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199. To ask the Minister for Health the progress in respect of the upgrading of services to be offered at Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel, County Tipperary; the extra planned services that will be offered at the hospital; the timeframe for these services to be rolled out; the value of the investment that will be made to facilitate the upgrade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7774/18]

Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.