Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

Some 9% of inpatients and 13% of outpatients said their experience was poor. It will be a challenge to get it perfect. That is why we are providing €15 billion and 120,000 people to improve it. That is what the Government is committed to. The HSE, it is hoped, will be able to get back within its figures in the remainder of the year and move on with the large increase it will again receive in 2008.

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