Questions from Deputy Ged Nash - PQ 47491-26, 47492-26 and 47493-26

To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has decided to redeploy staff from the Cottage hospital in Drogheda to Our Lady of Lourdes hospital; the reason the decision was taken with no consultation or prior engagement with trade unions representing affected staff; the number and grade, group and category of the staff to be redeployed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47491/26]

To ask the Minister for Health when the 14 transitional care beds at the Cottage Hospital, Drogheda that the HSE plans to take out of operation will be restored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47492/26]

To ask the Minister for Health the average number of transitional care beds in the Cottage Hospital, Drogheda that were occupied in each week of 2025; the number of transitional care beds occupied each week in the same facility to date in 2026 up to week beginning 15 June 2026; the number of transitional care beds in use in the public/HSE system in County Louth up to week beginning 15 June 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47493/26]