Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am pleased to say that the backlog is finally beginning to decrease. I said at this committee before and I am happy to say again that I expect the backlog to continue to significantly decrease over the summer months. We will achieve much better turnaround times. Additional capacity has been identified by the HSE. That capacity is with Quest Diagnostics. It will ensure that the programme can continue to operate at 100% and will prevent the need for a pause in it. The legal details are being finalised. I do not know if HSE colleagues have anything further to add to that.