Grace Boland (Dublin Fingal West, Fine Gael)

The NTPF has clearly played a vital role in tackling waiting lists and has removed more than 370,000 public patients from waiting lists. In light of recent revelations, it is important that we take a closer look at how the funding has been applied. No fewer than three hospitals have had funding ceased due to concerns regarding the misuse of those funds. The Minister and Bernard Gloster are hoping to remove insourcing, although if I have read the accounts right, the funding going into insourcing has only increased in recent years. It is hard to wade through all of the information we have been given and the media reports. Have more than three hospitals been flagged regarding potential misuse of NTPF funding?