Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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109. To ask the Minister for Health the progress which has been made since June 2020 to put in place the refurbishment and new build project for the Abbeyleix Hospital [33284/20]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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Abbeyleix Community Nursing Unit is moving to become an integrated Hospital and Community Hub that will include 18 short stream intermediate care beds which will be operated by the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group. Side B of the unit has been reconfigured and refurbished to accommodate the Acute Hospital Services as an Intermediate Care Facility. Side A of the unit (10 bedded designated unit) is due to undergo refurbishment commencing mid-November to accommodate 10 single rooms ensuite and meet HIQA requirements. These works will be carried out in 2 phases over 32 weeks in total.