Brian Stanley wants a Mountmellick hospital ward to be in use.
A Laois TD is looking for reassurance about the usage of a hospital ward in the county.
St Vincent's Hospital in Mountmellick is set to open a new €31M wing, with 58 beds which will include an eight-bed dementia unit.
Independent TD Brian Stanley wants to see St Anne's Ward to remain open after residents are transferred to the new facility.
He says it makes sense to keep it open:
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