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07/03/2016
Concerns Raised Over Budget Allocation For Tullamore Hospital
Revelations that Tullamore Hospital's budget allocation for 2016 will be 'inadequate' to meet its demands has been met with alarm by Fianna Fáil TD Barry Cowen.
Deputy Cown said that while the allocated €84.5 million is a "small increase" on the original budget in 2015, it is €2.7 million less than what was needed last year.
"Clearly services in the hospital are going to be under huge pressure this year," he said.
"This decrease comes despite the fact that, as the plans itself points out, the demand for acute hospital services continues to increase in line with a growing and ageing population.
"It's important to also keep in mind that the numbers waiting for scheduled operations increased by 11 per cent during 2015. Other figures this week show that the numbers on trolleys in Tullamore Hospital in February 2016 were 18.5 per cent higher than in February 2015."
(LM)
Deputy Cown said that while the allocated €84.5 million is a "small increase" on the original budget in 2015, it is €2.7 million less than what was needed last year.
"Clearly services in the hospital are going to be under huge pressure this year," he said.
"This decrease comes despite the fact that, as the plans itself points out, the demand for acute hospital services continues to increase in line with a growing and ageing population.
"It's important to also keep in mind that the numbers waiting for scheduled operations increased by 11 per cent during 2015. Other figures this week show that the numbers on trolleys in Tullamore Hospital in February 2016 were 18.5 per cent higher than in February 2015."
(LM)
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