Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 4 March 2010
58 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons on trolleys in the accident and emergency department over the past three years in Naas General Hospital, County Kildare; how this compares to other hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10920/10]
View answer59 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the procedures in place to deal with overcrowding in the accident and emergency department of Naas General Hospital, County Kildare; if such procedures take account of the privacy of the patient; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10925/10]
View answer60 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the procedures in place at the accident and emergency department of Naas General Hospital, County Kildare for families who suffer a bereavement there; if the procedures take into account the need for privacy at such a difficult time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10926/10]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 58 to 60, inclusive, together.
As these are service matters, they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply. I wish to advise the Deputy that, due to an intensification of industrial action in the public service by members of IMPACT, the HSE may not be in a position to provide a response to this Parliamentary Question within the normal timeframe.
