Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 June 2024
130. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that an elective surgical hub is also located at Letterkenny, County Donegal, now that the HSE plans to locate one at Sligo, adjacent to another Model 3 hospital (Sligo University Hospital) with much lower number of inpatients per annum than Letterkenny University Hospital. [25796/24]
View answerIn December 2022, the locations of 6 new Surgical Hubs were announced, following the success of the Reeves Day Surgery Unit at Tallaght University Hospital. The HSE is currently considering the feasibility of developing an additional Surgical Hub for the Northwest, and any decisions on this will be announced in due course. No further locations for Surgical Hubs are under consideration at this time.
