The report commissioned in January was expected to be completed in weeks, but took seven months as the scale of the work involved expanded.
Sixteen-year-old Aoife, from Shannon, Co Clare, died in University Hospital Limerick on December 19, 2022 from meningitis-related sepsis after waiting 13 hours in the emergency department for antibiotics.
The Clarke report stated: "There is currently under construction a new block which will contain 96 additional beds. There is a question as to whether adequate staffing will be available at that time to enable the block to become operational."
It is clear that it currently takes 15 to 18 months from the time when additional nursing staff numbers are approved to nurses being recruited and being actually in a position to work.
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