James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)

I hope they will be in put in place. From the time of advertising to the time of appointment and of taking up duty, generally, it could be up to 18 months. They have suffered enough in Tallaght and I note that Deputy Brian Hayes has been highlighting this point.

When will the HSE national audit, which reveals if other hospitals experienced a backlog on X-ray or GP referral letters, be completed and published? Would the Minister care to inform the House how many CEOs Tallaght hospital has had since its inception ten years ago, as opposed to all of the other hospitals which have had far more consistency?

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