Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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The second type of data I think it important is on outpatient waiting lists. The standard thing seems to be that if I go to see my GP with an issue and need to go to a consultant, that GP in the main will refer me to a consultant they know. They may have been in college with them or know them personally. That consultant might have a 15-month waiting list. Am I not entitled to know if there is a consultant who has a three-month waiting list that I could go to instead? Has consideration been given to publishing the waiting lists for consultants?