Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

If more than 163,000 people have been waiting more than 18 months to see a consultant, and leaving aside whatever treatment may be required, that indicates this problem predates any cyberattack or Covid pandemic and therefore the central question remains - how can we have confidence that, even with an increased budget under budget 2022, the HSE as currently structured will be able to deliver the health outcomes we want to see?