Sligo diabetic services
Deputy Martin Kenny said diabetic services at Sligo University Hospital were operating from an inadequate portakabin and needed a new facility urgently. The Taoiseach said he had no details to hand but would ask the Minister for Health and the HSE to respond.
As we have exceeded the time, Deputy Kenny has indicated that his question will be very brief.
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In the north west, the diabetic services in Sligo University Hospital are housed in a small portakabin. I met people there a couple of weeks ago. Proposals to build a new facility for them are in place. These patients are mainly people with type 1 diabetes and they urgently need this to be put in place as quickly as possible. The services there are totally inadequate. They are meeting in a space which one would not believe could cater to an entire region covering Sligo, Leitrim, west Cavan and south Donegal. I urge the Taoiseach to ensure this facility is put in place as quickly as possible.
