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Letterkenny University Hospital will have 72 new acute beds put in place under plans announced by the Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly.
The proposal is part of the Acute Inpatient Hospital Bed Expansion Plan which aims to deliver 4,367 acute hospital in-patients’ beds across the county by 2031.
Welcoming the announcement, Donegal minister, Charlie McConalogue said: “These new beds are much needed at Letterkenny University Hospital, and I know they will be of enormous comfort to families in the region. Delivering healthcare for everyone is a cornerstone of Fianna Fail's approach in government.
"Since 2020 we have already delivered 1,218 net additional acute hospital beds. We are improving access to health services, with reductions in waiting times and waiting lists, lower costs for treatment, more entitlement to free GP services than ever before, and Ireland’s first ever Women’s Health Strategy.”
“We’ve cut the amount of money families need to spend on healthcare, abolished hospital charges, introduced free contraception, reduced monthly medicines bills and rolled out free IVF. Today's announcement is further evidence that Fianna Fáil is committed to tackling the issues we are facing in our healthcare system head-on.
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