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

When does the Minister envisage an improvement in waiting lists and waiting times for inpatient and day case scheduled admissions? The most recent figures are for October 2014, but the Minister may have more recent ones. At the time 59,463 were on inpatient day case lists, of whom 54,250 were adults and 5,205 were children. Those on the lists, who require some service from the health service, have been waiting an inordinate length of time. Things are moving in the wrong direction. Even though there has been an increase in funding for acute hospitals, when does the Minister envisage a decrease in waiting times?

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