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

What are the factors behind the large increases in inpatient, day-case and outpatient waiting lists in the period January to July of this year? The National Treatment Purchase Fund published statistics quite recently and some of the increases these show make Zimbabwean inflation figures appear modest. In some areas there has been a 968% increase in the number of people awaiting procedures. What are the key reasons behind the increases to which I refer?

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