Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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2388.To ask the Minister for Health to provide timelines for extending the opening hours of injury units, by unit; the new operating hours in each unit; the reason a unit is to be excluded from these plans (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32856/24]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The development of the IU is a strategic initiative for this Government to assist with alleviating pressures in the Emergency Department. As a result of this strategic plan a National Injury Unit review was undertaken by a HSE Working Group in 2023. The recommendations from this review were:

• to expand all existing acute hospital governed IUs to operate from 8am to 8pm, and,
• to expand geographical coverage and prioritise locations for the provision of IUs.

Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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2389.To ask the Minister for Health if consideration is still being given to extending the opening hours of minor injury clinics in Nenagh, Ennis and St John’s, Limerick, to a 24-hour service; the status of these plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32857/24]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The development of the Injury Units (IU's) is a strategic initiative for this Government to assist with alleviating pressures in the Emergency Department. As a result of this strategic plan a National Injury Unit review was undertaken by a HSE Working Group in 2023. The recommendations from this review were:

• to expand all existing acute hospital governed IUs to operate from 8am to 8pm, and,
• to expand geographical coverage and prioritise locations for the provision of IUs.