Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Taoiseach has established his priorities and has made his decisions. What I want from the Taoiseach is an immediate commitment that this waiting list will be eliminated promptly and that no one will have to wait 15 weeks for fair deal scheme approval. I want that now because the numbers affected have increased from 500 at the beginning of the year to 2,000 now, and there will be 3,000 if the Taoiseach does not get it sorted and does right by these people.

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