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Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 22 January 2026

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Thursday, 22 January 2026

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Marie Sherlock

Question:

551. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE National Service Plan 2026 is only committing to 134 additional net new acute hospital beds, which is a significant drop on the HSE National Service Plan 2025 commitment for an additional 297 acute beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4913/26]

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Minister for Health (Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill)

As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

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