The Health Minister has been requested to hold a special briefing for elected representatives in the MidWest.
It follows the harrowing findings of inquests and investigations this year into the deaths of Shannon residents Martin Abbott and most recently sixteen-year-old Aoife Johnston at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick.
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The results of a HIQA review to determine if another ED is needed in the MidWest are not expected until next Summer, which would be after the next programme for government is formed.
Speaking in the Seanad Ennistymon Fine Gael Senator and Oireachtas Health Committee member Martin Conway says the situation is ridiculous.
Listen to the full interview here
