Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

-----should not happen in the future. At the same time we do not want to do down the right to hold smaller events around the country in terms of them being too restricted. As the Minister pointed out on many occasions, the reduction in trolley waiting times is always an issue in every hospital, as Deputy Healy-Rae is aware. These situations flare up at different times. Nobody wants to see elderly people in particular lying on trolleys. The Minister can give an update at any time in respect of the figures that occur any day.

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