Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 14 January 2026
177. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of her plan to standardise the opening hours of all injury units to provide a seven-day service from 8am to 8pm, including bank holidays; the injury units which are still not operating these standardised hours; the current opening hours of each site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2721/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn 2023, the HSE undertook a National Injury Unit (IU) Review to examine the existing level of service and put forward recommendations to improve coverage, including:
* To standardise and expand the opening hours of all existing IUs to operate from 8am to 8pm, 7 days a week;
The lack of consistency in IU operating times nationally was identified as a barrier to patients attending IUs at local level. Work progressed in 2025 on the standardisation of opening hours.
As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the deputy directly.
