Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

The Minister has indicated that she regards the scandalous delays of up to 18 months in diagnostic procedures for cancer, including colonoscopy, as unacceptable. She has also cited the new consultants' contract as a means to address the situation. Will the Minister advise the House on how exactly that will be done, where the new consultants will be deployed and how that will impact on the scandalous waiting time?

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