Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

This is a simple and straightforward question, focusing on the statistics available from the Minister's office which indicate that, in Tallaght Hospital and Naas General Hospital, the number of people waiting for outpatient appointments for more than 18 months increased quite dramatically between August and September of this year. The Minister worked for a while in Kildare so he will be appreciative of the importance of both these hospitals to the more than 200,000 people living in the county. We wonder why this problem is occurring and what the Minister is doing about it.

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