David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

How then is the change being talked about meant to be delivered if there is no new funding in budgets, given time is lost very quickly? We have agreed as an Oireachtas that the basis of Sláintecare is to reorient care into primary and community care. I hope the regional health areas will be established quickly. That is one of their logics as well. If additional core funding is not being provided in community care, how will the objective Mr. Watt set out in his opening statement of giving people alternative care pathways be achieved?