Austin Currie
Question:164 Mr. Currie asked the Minister for Health whether his attention has been drawn to the proposed closure of the main metabolic ward at Temple Street Hospital, Dublin 1 for at least three months over the summer; his views on whether such a closure will have a detrimental effect on children requiring treatment and diagnosis and will result in a general downgrading of paediatric hospital services and facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.