Question from Deputy Roderic O'Gorman - PQ 71196-25

To ask the Minister for Health if she will engage with Cork University Hospital and the HSE to examine the need for additional facilities and dedicated space for the rheumatology outpatient department at CUH; if consideration will be given to providing an appropriate area for multidisciplinary team consultations, patient education, and associated administrative functions in order to improve service efficiency and patient experience; and if she will liaise with Cork City Council regarding the inclusion of a specific development objective in the Cork City Development Plan to support this requirement.