Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The issue of numbers in general is of importance to the Minister for Health. He met with the HSE last Friday regarding measures to tackle waiting lists and hospital bed capacity. The Minister requested the HSE to prepare an action plan setting out specific measures it will implement, in conjunction with hospitals, from now to the end of 2016 in order to tackle waiting lists.

The bed capacity review is part of the overall presentation of where we want to be with the health system over the next ten years. I am glad that most Members and the parties here generally buy into what kind of health system we want to have over the next ten years. I will give Deputy Micheál Martin an update on the commencement date and progress that is being made.

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