Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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696. To ask the Minister for Health the number of days the medical assessment unit in Nenagh General Hospital has been closed in 2021 as a result of staff shortages; if he will provide dates of closures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43854/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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697. To ask the Minister for Health the number of days the medical assessment unit in Nenagh General Hospital did not take patients when it was scheduled to do so to date in 2021 but did not officially announce it was closed; if he will provide details of these dates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43856/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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698. To ask the Minister for Health the number of days the medical assessment unit in Nenagh General Hospital rescheduled or cancelled an entire day’s appointments due to an inability to see patients as a result of staff shortages; if he will provide details of these dates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43857/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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699. To ask the Minister for Health if there was a day in 2021 when the medical assessment unit in Nenagh General Hospital did not see patients or take referrals due to staff shortages, resulting in an effective closure of the unit and no official announcement was made that the unit would be closed that day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43859/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.