Hospital Services

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 31 March 2011

Thursday, 31 March 2011

Questions (93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

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93 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will restore front line services and capacity to Clonmel hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6266/11]

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

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94 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will restore front line services and capacity to Merlin Park hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6267/11]

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

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95 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will restore front line services and capacity to Nenagh General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6268/11]

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

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96 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will restore front line services and capacity to Roscommon County Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6269/11]

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

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97 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will restore front line services and capacity to Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6270/11]

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

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98 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will restore front line service and capacity to Sligo General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6271/11]

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

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99 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will restore front line service and capacity to Letterkenny General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6272/11]

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

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100 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will restore front line service and capacity to Portiuncula Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6273/11]

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

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101 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will restore front line service and capacity to Wexford General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6274/11]

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

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102 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will restore front line service and capacity to Monaghan Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6275/11]

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

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103 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will restore front line service and capacity to Ennis General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6276/11]

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

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104 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will restore front line service and capacity to Louth County Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6277/11]

Written answers

Minister for Health (Deputy James Reilly)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 93 to 104, inclusive, together.

I am committed to ensuring that acute hospital services at national, regional and local level are provided in a clinically appropriate and efficient manner. In particular I want to ensure that as many services as possible can be provided safely in smaller, local hospitals. In order to fully consider the issues involved, I am being briefed by my Department and the Health Service Executive (HSE) on the organisation of acute services in each region and on the important clinical programmes being developed by the HSE. These inter-related programmes aim to improve service quality, effectiveness and patient access and to ensure that patient care is provided in the service setting most appropriate to individuals' needs.