Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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249. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the hospital cannot be brought up to its full complement of patients with a view to alleviating pressure on hospital beds over the course of the winter months in view of the increasing requirement of nursing home beds as provided at St Brigid’s Hospital, Crooksling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51216/18]

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.