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RELATIVES of people who have died in University Hospital Limerick during periods of overcrowding are to meet with the Taoiseach tomorrow.

“Too many people are presenting at the UHL emergency department and the hospital cannot cope. A verdict of medical misadventure was recorded at her inquest in 2021 by Limerick Coroner, John McNamara. That is not being considered in any of the decisions that have been made by government.

Fine Gael Leader Leo Varadkar will be visiting University Hospital Limerick on Friday to oversee the progress which has been made in tackling historic ...

Deputy McNamara said: “Having raised the matter of overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick with Leo Varadkar on three occasions in the Dáil since his ...

In a post on Facebook, the group said: “The Taoiseach’s office has been in contact to confirm that a meeting will take place. Only a small delegation from the campaign will be permitted to attend this meeting. Mr Varadkar’s visit to UHL, should it go ahead, is likely to be met by protests following recent marches across the country last month including in Limerick where Gardaí estimated that around 11,000 people took to the streets.

GETTING accountability off the Government “for the healthcare crisis in the Mid-West is like playing handball against a haystack,” a Clare TD has claimed.

“It could be that the hospital was simply full of medical patients. People will bandy about a lot of different figures as to which region has the most beds, the least beds or which budget and I am not sure we always compare like with like when we do that”. “It was implicit in the reply that those resources would be provided.

UL Hospitals Group will be the only hospital group in the country not to receive new acute beds this year despite consistently having the worst ...

“It’s necessary the Taoiseach visits our Model 2 Hospitals to get a better understanding of their underutilisation and their capacity to contribute to reducing overcrowding at UHL. Weeks after the protest, the HSE confirmed that St John’s Hospital in Limerick and Nenagh Hospital would open once again for some A&E patients. “It’s clear that the chronic underinvestment in acute services in the Midwest will continue through 2023.

UNIVERSITY of Limerick Hospitals Group is the only hospital group in the country that will not receive new acute beds in 2023. According to new figures, n.

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“Nick Clegg emphasised that Meta are fully supportive of actions to tackle these issues in Ireland and elsewhere, and are keen to work with governments as well as the European Commission on this,” the note said. The company’s specific concerns on any particular measures remain unclear. A note for the Department of An Taoiseach shows a “short phone call” took place the following Monday. “Nick has freed his diary on Monday between 12pm and 3pm and on Tuesday between 2pm and 6pm in the hope that there is a short slot that will suit the Taoiseach for them to discuss this issue,” Mr Ó Broin said. “We appreciate how busy the Taoiseach is, but we are requesting the call take place on Monday or Tuesday of next week, given the time-sensitive nature of the issue.” “I am writing on behalf of Nick Clegg (president, global affairs, Meta) to request an urgent call with the Taoiseach to discuss Ireland’s Electoral Reform Bill,” said Mr Ó Broin.

It's emerged that no new acute beds will be opened in the region this year, according to figures released to Clare Independent TD Michael McNamara, in response ...

The Mid-West Hospital Campaign group will hold a protest outside University Hospital Limerick today ahead of a meeting with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.

"People are not getting the care that they deserve," she said. "And that there's an awful lot of anger here ... Ms Moran said that the midwest is "the only hospital group in the country that only has one emergency department".

TAOISEACH Leo Varadkar has turned the sod on a new €190 million state-of-the-art private hospital in Limerick. The Bon Secours hospital in Ballysimon ...

Mr Varadkar continued: "It will greatly expand the quality of health services on offer to people living and working in the Mid-West. "The development of Towlerton and planned further investment from Kirkland is a huge vote of confidence for Limerick and the Mid-West." Turning the sod for the development in Limerick, the Taoiseach said: "This is an extremely welcome healthcare development for the Limerick and Mid-West region.

It comes on a day when the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation recorded 85 patients waiting for a bed at the facility during morning rounds. 40 of those were ...

The Taoiseach’s visit comes on a day when it was revealed no new acute beds will be opened in the region this year. It comes on a day when the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation recorded 85 patients waiting for a bed at the facility during morning rounds. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is visiting University Hospital Limerick this lunchtime, on a day when trolley numbers in Dooradoyle have spiked.