Reassurances from the Health Minister that the plans for increased bed capacity at UHL won’t be impacted by the National Children’s Hospital overspend are being cautiously welcomed in Clare.
The Oireachtas Health Committee is examining why the projected cost of the children’s hospital has spiralled from the original estimate of €650 million to €1.7 billion.
A memo circulated late last year revealed that a number of planned projects within the health service could be put on the long finger as a result.
This cast doubt over the future of the planned modular unit at University Hospital Limerick but Fine Gael’s Pat Breen has revealed he has assurances on that project.
Ennis Independent Councillor Ann Norton, who is a member of the HSE’s Regional Health Forum West, has been telling Clare FM’s James Mulhall that she’s taking that confirmation with a pinch of salt:
