Call to upgrade hospitals in the Mid-West to be heard by Petitions Committee

The signatures were gathered following public frustration at the high levels of overcrowding last year, and submitted to the Committee in June of 2022.

University Hospital Limerick. Picture Dan Linehan

A petition signed by 15,000 people on solutions to overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick will be discussed at the Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen in the Dail on Thursday.

The petition, organised by the MidWest Hospital Campaign, is calling for the re-opening of emergency departments in smaller hospitals in the region, namely at Ennis, Nenagh and St John’s hospitals. It also calls for upgrading of these sites generally.