Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I know it is difficult to get the skill sets and everything lined up. I have spoken to surgeons and they are frustrated because they might be ready to go into surgery when one member of the team does not turn up, which brings all sorts of difficulties. If people have a couple of minutes, perhaps they could indicate how we could shorten these waiting lists, particularly for those families. There has been mention of respiratory syncytial virus and the challenges facing the system. Could we say something here to families indicating a system could be put in place and that within the next six months their children will be seen? It might be within a particular period that the lists could start decreasing significantly in length. I know there is a question of funding and theatre time, etc. When will the parents who are listening today see that this is starting to work?