Marcella Corcoran Kennedy (Offaly, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The overall budget of the HSE is €14 billion and while the Deputy alleged it was not being funded adequately, it has received an increase in its budget of a further €500 million, which was approved just last week. Yes, there certainly is something wrong with what is happening in the management of waiting lists and we all want to get to the bottom of it. The Deputy is not the only person who cares about this and I reiterate the Government is taking this matter extremely seriously. Not only are there waiting lists in the Mater Hospital but there are others elsewhere the Government also wishes to address. However, it should be given the opportunity because one should remember the party of which the Deputy is a member caused the financial crash-----

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