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

A number of issues were raised during our discussion. The witnesses have said they will come back to us in regard to workforce planning, overall waiting lists and several other matters. This has been a useful meeting. We wish the HSE well with its winter plan. A number of members questioned the credibility of the plan and asked whether additional beds, staff and so on that have been announced will be in situthe following year. That is an issue. There is a case for multi-annual planning rather than having a specific plan for each year. I wish the witnesses well and thank them for assisting the committee with this important matter. We will continue to monitor closely progress and developments in regard to the winter plan. We also look forward to considering the HSE's plan for 2023 when it becomes available. I wish Mr. Mulvany and his team well.