Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

They are costing us quite a lot of money, however. There is now an underspend of €44 million, which is great from the Department's point of view, but, in real terms, an additional cost is being incurred because people are in hospitals for longer. There needs to be a review of how to get people out of hospital beds and into a step-down facility that can provide the level of care they require far more quickly. It is not happening.