Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

The waiting time for a coronary angiogram is now no more than two months. A total of 11% of people wait no more than a year for cardiac thoracic surgery and most patients wait for only a few months. The number of patients waiting for cancer treatment is also down. I accept there are problems and difficulties. I am aware we have problems with gangland killings in some areas where drug dealers are fighting each other for territory and for drugs.

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