588. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason that the HSE is pushing ahead with closure of the accident and emergency department in Navan Hospital given that it is being opposed by the senior medics and clinicians in Drogheda Hospital, when the HSEs own data systems indicate that up to 45 patients could be forced to go to Drogheda Hospital each day, when the absence of an ICU in Navan will mean that the medical assessment unit will not be able to accept any patient who could potentially deteriorate. [60416/22]

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588. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason that the HSE is pushing ahead with closure of the accident and emergency department in Navan Hospital given that it is being opposed by the senior medics and clinicians in Drogheda Hospital, when the HSEs own data systems indicate that up to 45 patients could be forced to go to Drogheda Hospital each day, when the absence of an ICU in Navan will mean that the medical assessment unit will not be able to accept any patient who could potentially deteriorate. [60416/22]

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