Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will travel to Wexford tomorrow to see first-hand the damage done to Wexford General Hospital following yesterday's fire.
Mr Varadkar pledged that patients who now find themselves in different surroundings will be brought back to Wexford as soon as possible.
However, he said the full restoration of services at the hospital could take some time.
He also paid tribute to the work of the emergency services who safely transferred more than 200 patients from the hospital yesterday.
No injuries were caused by the fire but a decision was made to evacuate the entire hospital.
Of 207 patients who were in the hospital yesterday, about 60 have been discharged home and 29 remain on site. The rest have been moved to other hospitals.
Meanwhile, a Wexford TD has called on the Government to act with "speed and determination" and ensure that public health is not put at risk due to the damage caused by yesterday's fire.
Labour's Brendan Howlin said there was a "palpable sense of relief" in Wexford that what could have been an "historic tragedy" had been averted, and he paid tribute to the everyone involved in the emergency response.
He said it was now incumbent on the coalition to respond in a similar "seamless way" and ensure that the families of patients were "kept fully informed", given that 180 of the 220 patients had been "dislodged" from Waterford to Navan.
He said the Government must "commit whatever resources are needed" to the problem, citing the risk to people in south Wexford who may fall victim to cardiac arrest and and require a speedy medical response.
In reply, Tánaiste Micheál Martin said the Government was "very clear and very determined" that services would return as quickly as possible and would do "everything possible" to assist.
However, Mr Martin said it was right to allow "those at the coal-face" to work out a plan on how and when the hospital could return to normal.
He added that a planned 96-bed facility needed to happen, given the expanding population of the region.
The Tánaiste also paid tribute to what he described as the "incredible work done by those who showed bravery and courage" in responding to yesterday's fire at Wexford General Hospital.
He said the fire was a big blow to the health service in the South East, but everything that can be done by the Government would be done, to ensure patients in the region receive care.
He said Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly and the HSE would work to ensure health services in the region will continue to be provided and this will require a national response.
He added that this would be challenging, but from the ashes of the fire a modern 21st century hospital will be built in Wexford, and the planning process will be looked at to make this happen.
The Tánaiste praised everyone who helped to safely move more than 200 patients from the hospital yesterday in what he said were the most stressful conditions.
Sinn Féin's Pearse Doherty commended everyone involved in the emergency response to the fire.
He said there must be comprehensive and open communication with patients and their families, given that it may be some time before all services resume at the hospital.
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Independent TD for Wexford Verona Murphy said it would seem that the hospital could resume some services soon.
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Deputy Murphy said there had been a lot of controversy about a proposed 96-bed block for the hospital and there was now a prime opportunity to fast track that process, regardless of where it is.
"It's time to look at it now and to see how restoration and the new bed block can be incorporated," she said.
Speaking on the same programme, Sinn Féin's spokesperson on health David Cullinane said some electrical damage had been caused by the fire, but a full investigation will be carried out to determine the cause.
He said everyone wants the hospital to reopen as soon as possible, but patient safety must come first.
Reporting by Mícheál Lehane, Paul Cunningham
