Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I understand that and I respect the point Dr. Faul is making but it is unfortunate, whether we reduced services in 2020 or people had a fear factor. I think Covid is starting to fade into our memories but when we were at the heart of it, there was fear among people of going into any congregated setting. The HSE's figures show a 10% increase in diagnosis in 2022, so then it could be possible that it would be the same or even higher in 2023 and 2024 because of the delay. I hope I am wrong there.