Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I share the Deputy's concern about this issue. The situation is probably understated in the figures because referrals have also dropped during Covid. The numbers relating to unmet or undiagnosed demand are probably higher in reality. What we are doing at the moment with the HSE is going through exactly that. We have supplied a very large amount of money for the permanent capacity in the healthcare system, at a community level and at an acute level.

In addition, we have a large access-to-care fund of about €350 million.