The Taoiseach has told the Dáil that the emergency department at UHG is not fit for purpose.
He made the comments during a special meeting to sign off on a €665 million bailout for the health service.
The bailout is around 10 per cent higher than had previously been signalled.
This now means that both the Taoiseach and the Minister for Health have acknowledged that UHG’s casualty unit is not fit for purpose.
Minister Leo Varadkar made the assertion in July during a visit to the A&E department, but five months on, it remains one the most overcrowded in the country.
Today in the Dáil, Enda Kenny said the unit is one of the country’s most inadequate facilities.
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