Dillon blasts lack of progress over hospital’s proposed ED
Fine Gael TD Alan Dillon said there was an urgent need to improve facilities at Mayo University Hospital.
A Mayo TD has blasted the lack of progress on the delivery of a new emergency department at Mayo University Hospital.
Fine Gael’s Alan Dillon raised the issue in the Dáil last week.
"For me and for members of the Oireachtas, holding the HSE to account is really important. The executive's inaction is, at times, unjustifiable. The urgency of this matter is stark when one looks at the alarming number of patients who spend more than 24 hours on trolleys at MUH and that was underscored in 2023 when the latest figures were released,” said Deputy Dillon.
He said there is an urgent need for the improvement of facilities at MUH.
"There is a pressing need for a new ward block within MUH and we must vigorously campaign for the realisation of that.
"A recent HIQA report outlined deficiencies within the facilities and held that the need for a 75-bed ward block at the Mayo site was unquestionable.
"This is one of the long-term actions that the management within MUH presented as a valid solution, particularly in the context of addressing the shortage of single, en-suite rooms in MUH.
"Mayo deserves access to quality healthcare services in a timely and efficient manner."
In response, the Minister of State at the Department of Health Mary Butler said she will relay to Minister Stephen Donnelly the concerns raised by Deputy Dillon.
