Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 October 2017
361. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the status of the planned national narcolepsy service centre at St. James's Hospital, Dublin; if funding has been set aside for the infrastructure for the project, staffing and recruitment for this centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43801/17]
View answerWork is under way on the setting up a Centre of Excellence for Narcolepsy based in St. James’s Hospital for patients with all forms of narcolepsy in adults and in children transitioning from the paediatric services. Funding for the infrastructure, staffing and recruitment for this centre will be considered as part of the overall service plan process 2018 and with regard to competing priorities for resources available in 2018.
