Vol. 418 No. 5
78 Mr. Cotter asked the Minister for Health when his Department propose to provide financial resources to the NorthEastern Health Board to enable it complete the building programme at Monaghan General Hospital; if he will outline any other plans his Department have for the future of the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
A major building programme has recently been completed at Monaghan General Hospital. This programme involved the provision of a new out-patients' extension, new consultancy rooms, enhanced casualty facilities, new lift shaft, the upgrading of the existing physiotherapy department and fire fighting facilities.
79 Mr. Cotter asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the new plans, if any, he has to provide an anaesthetist at Monaghan General Hospital in view of his failure to do so to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
A second anaesthetist post has been approved for Monaghan General Hospital for some time. A competition for the filling of the post was recently advertised by the Local Appointments Commission and the closing date for receipt of applications is 9 April 1992.
The post has been filled in a temporary capacity pending the outcome of the competition.
