Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Ministers have to follow where the money goes. They cannot just adopt a scattergun approach and say that the money has been allocated. They must follow through with action on the ground. Not only must there be immediate action in the context of appointing the clinicians and nurses that we need, there must be a continuous measurement of outcomes and assessment of whether the funding is doing the job. This is hard-earned taxpayers' money. We must assess whether it is doing the job for which it has been allocated. I am sure our guests know what I am saying. There must be continuous evaluation and we must ensure that actions are taken. Obviously, actions are not being taken. They are certainly not being taken in Mayo. We have announcement fatigue. There will be many more announcements over the coming weeks, but what do they mean to this woman who is in pain?