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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 November 2021

Tuesday, 16 November 2021

Questions (509)

Matt Shanahan

Question:

509. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Health the reason University Hospital Waterford, a regional category 4 hospital with a HSE denoted patient catchment of 520,000 persons, is the only hospital in the country operating without a diabetes specialist nurse at present as the only available clinical nurse specialist has been on leave since early October 2021 without a designated replacement and with no other nursing back-up rostered to fill in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55574/21]

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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

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