David Cullinane
Question:418. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he will halt plans to close the emergency department at Navan Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33349/22]
View answerThursday, 23 June 2022
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As the Deputy will be aware, the HSE has proposed a process of planned service changes at Navan. The HSE advises these changes are necessary to support safe service delivery on a sustained basis, and are driven first and foremost by patient safety considerations and very real clinical concerns.
While recognising the very real clinical concerns identified, the Government is clear that several important issues, including additional capacity in other hospitals impacted and the continued ability of people in the Navan area to access emergency and urgent care, would need to be fully addressed before any proposed transition by the HSE could be considered.