Almost 200 thousand people here are living with symptoms of long Covid.

A number of political parties believe a court challenge could be mounted given a number of constituencies are still over the constitutional limit requiring one TD for every 30,000 people in Ireland.

The petition has received over 700 signatures and is approaching it's target of 800.

Deputy Naughton says the case of more beds at Portiuncula can't be argued against in light of the rise in overcrowding there.

The report had been commissioned following a documentary first shown in late 2021

The local TD voted with Sinn Fein to see the eviction ban

Denis Naughten TD says changing pre-hospital emergency care would improve patient survival rates.

She says many won't see the benefits for a few months