Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

That is why €25 million was made available which reduced the time people had been waiting for the fair deal and allowed for the beds I mentioned to be opened on both a transitional and an emergency basis. Of course it is realistic to say there are serious challenges facing the health system. The profession and system, while still challenged, is working better than it was when €16 billion was allocated to it.

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