Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)

We all acknowledge there has been a reduction in the number of people waiting on trolleys. It is down 17% but on a year-on-year basis since 2007, it is up, so we have a major crisis in our hospitals, in particular in our emergency departments. Does the Tánaiste accept the veracity of Mr. Doran's comments that up to ten hospital managements are misleading the trolley count and are placing trolleys in areas where they are not being counted?

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