Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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I was reading through the HSE report and listened to its submission earlier. It highlighted how as a result of Covid-19 there were 10% to 11% fewer diagnoses in 2020. Are figures available for 2021 or 2022? Is there any way to calculate how many people lost their lives prematurely during Covid-19 or will do so as a result of restrictions and lockdowns as a result of Covid-19? There are people whose late diagnosis will have a negative knock-on effect on other patients down the road.