David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

There was a deep frustration coming from both organisations, which I will go through in a moment. It strikes me that at this point there are three strands to healthcare delivery, namely: dealing with Covid-19 care; dealing with non-Covid-19 care, which is all of the modalities of care from acute care to primary care, mental healthcare and community care settings and so on; and the need for a catch-up programme, which Mr. Woods talked about. Is it fair to say that under current capacity constraints, we will not be able to keep up, never mind catch up, if there is a surge in Covid-19 in the coming weeks?