asked the Minister for Health when it is proposed to provide nurses' homes for the county hospitals at (1) Portlaoighise and (2) Tullamore, and if he will have these homes built as soon as possible in view of the space which will then be available for extra patients in both institutions.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Laois Nurses' Home.
Working drawings for a nurses' home at Portlaoighise County Hospital and sketch plans for a nurses' home at Tullamore County Hospital are being prepared by the architects engaged by the local authorities concerned. Every effort will be made to expedite examination of any further documents which may be submitted to my Department in connection with the planning of these projects.