Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Donna McGettigan - PQ 31558-26
Deputy McGettigan asked if hospitals are fined if a patient does not have a bed within 24 hours of being bed booked. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: April 2026
Updated: June 2026
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Question from Deputy Donna McGettigan - PQ 31558-26
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health if hospitals are fined if a patient does not have a bed within 24 hours of being bed booked; if so, the number of fines that have been paid; the value the fines amount to; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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