Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

There has been anything but a sustained improvement in the health service. For example, the number of people waiting for procedures has increased incrementally. The Minister referred to a 34% decrease in the number of people waiting on trolleys, and I accept that is the case, but he overlooks the fact that more than 380,000 are unable to see a consultant in a timely fashion. He informed me at the start of the year that he was not too concerned about this figure, as 380,000 people could be-----

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