Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy spoke fairly convincingly a few years when he said he would end waiting lists permanently. He made great play of it and subsequently accepted no responsibility for anything that happened in the Department of Health. In 2007 there were just over 6,200 on the inpatient and day care waiting lists for over 12 months. While it is nothing great to shout about, this year the number is down to 1,800 waiting longer than 12 months.

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