Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 19 November 2025

Select Committee on Health

Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary)

2:00 am

Photo of Mary ButlerMary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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As Deputy Cullinane knows, because he sees it as often as I do, we are on target for completion of the surgical hub in the middle of next year. The sooner we can get people into it and get those surgeries started, the better. We had a high-level cataract unit in the hospital, which was a new development over the last couple of years. We felt at the time that it was really going to have an impact on the waiting lists. It is disappointing to hear that is not the case.