Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 January 2024
639. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to confirm if accident and emergency care will still be provided to under-16 year-olds at Mercy University Hospital after the conclusion of the plan to move paediatric care exclusively to Cork University Hospital. [2905/24]
View answer640. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of concerns that accident and emergency services at Cork University Hospital will be overwhelmed following the closure of the paediatric services at Mercy University Hospital; and what resources will be put in place to expand capacity and avoid the prospect of children on trolleys in waiting areas. [2906/24]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 639 and 640 together.
As the matters raised by the Deputy are service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
