51 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health and Children the action taken in response to previous parliamentary questions calling for the provision of adequate back up facilities in the various hospitals throughout the country to prevent bed or ward closure or decommissioning for whatever reason which have subsequently resulted in patients being consigned to trolleys for long periods, causing hardship and suffering for patients, anguish and understandable concern of relatives and consequent demoralisation among front line health workers; if she will further indicate given the clear evidence of a recurrence of this problem, the reason adequate forward planning and necessary provision did not take place; if it is true that there is now a substantial reliance on agency staffing at many public hospitals; her views on whether the public health service is being run down and demoralised; if she will specifically address the issues in each of the hospitals referred to in recent media reports with a view to indicating the reasons patients have again found themselves on trolleys awaiting attention in lobbys, corridors and alcoves given that a world class health service was promised several years ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1661/11]

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51 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health and Children the action taken in response to previous parliamentary questions calling for the provision of adequate back up facilities in the various hospitals throughout the country to prevent bed or ward closure or decommissioning for whatever reason which have subsequently resulted in patients being consigned to trolleys for long periods, causing hardship and suffering for patients, anguish and understandable concern of relatives and consequent demoralisation among front line health workers; if she will further indicate given the clear evidence of a recurrence of this problem, the reason adequate forward planning and necessary provision did not take place; if it is true that there is now a substantial reliance on agency staffing at many public hospitals; her views on whether the public health service is being run down and demoralised; if she will specifically address the issues in each of the hospitals referred to in recent media reports with a view to indicating the reasons patients have again found themselves on trolleys awaiting attention in lobbys, corridors and alcoves given that a world class health service was promised several years ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1661/11]

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