Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I can. In April or May last year, the number of patients on trolleys in UHL was falling. The number of patients on waiting lists was falling. The staff and the number of beds were growing. There was a lot of encouragement and positivity in the hospital about the fact that the first 96-bed block was starting. Primary care centres were being opened. Croom had just had a hugely successful investment. In and around then we were opening the injury unit in Ennis. Things were moving in the right direction this time last year, and unfortunately despite all of these resources they are rapidly moving in the wrong direction this year.