Dáil
‹ An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business Limerick surgical hub staffing
Summary
Michael McNamara questioned how a new surgical hub in Limerick would be staffed when existing hospital theatres were already underused. He suggested the problem was not facilities but a lack of available staff.
I am surprised to hear the Minister talk about the new surgical hub in Limerick in circumstances in which the existing theatres in University Hospital Limerick, UHL, are underutilised because a lack of staff. The two newly-equipped theatres in Ennis have not operated since Christmas. How is the Government going to staff this new surgical hub if it cannot staff the existing facilities?