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A Sligo/Leitrim Fianna Fail TD has described the provision on prefabs on some hospital grounds to relieve overcrowding as ‘a bad precedent.’ Deputy Marc MacSharry was reacting to a proposal by Health Minister Simon Harris, who says the move is a short-term solution. However, there is already concern over whether…

The Minister for Health has defended moves to provide prefabs at hospitals in an effort to relieve overcrowding. Simon Harris says it’s a short-term solution by adding additional capacity. However, there are concerns about the provision of additional staff for the prefabs. The HSE is hoping to hire 1,200 extra…