The Health Minister says a new action plan will be developed for the Midlands Regional Hospital in Portlaoise in the coming weeks.

Leo Varadkar has promised to implement all of the findings of the HIQA report published today, into conditions at Portlaoise.

The report outlines systematic failures in the quality of treatment, despite previous warnings.

Minister Varadkar says there are a number of ways that services at Portlaoise can be improved and strengthened: