Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I was made aware of this issue yesterday. I followed it up with the Department. The Department has been in touch with the HSE and the funding is being released for the consultant ophthalmology surgeon post. The service that is going to be provided is essential. People are waiting too long, particularly in the Munster area. We are all aware of people travelling to the North for treatment. That should not be happening. We are determined that this will not happen in the future. As the Deputy has said quite rightly, there is investment in state-of-the-art facilities in Cork in the sites that he referenced. It is going to be an excellent service. That funding is being released.