Fresh doubt has been cast over the future of a planned 60-bed modular unit aimed at alleviating overcrowding at the region’s main hospital.
In a response to Labour TD Alan Kelly, the HSE says it awaits confirmation of funding for the project and it will be assessed in the context of competing priorities.
But as recently as November, when on a visit to the Midwest, Health Minister Simon Harris confirmed €19.5 million in funding for the unit, which is seen as key to addressing overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick.
With the spiraling costs of the National Children’s Hospital taking centre stage in recent weeks, fear has been expressed that other long-awaited projects are being put on the long finger.
Former Clare Labour TD Michael McNamara says there’s no doubt about what has affected it:
