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

I admire the Tánaiste's defence of this work of fiction but the reality is that the only thing this HSE service plan will deliver is longer waiting lists. The Tánaiste referred to additional funding of €61 million across the entire health care system over and above the headline figure, but she cannot stand up in this House and say with credibility that she will deliver on what is outlined in the HSE service plan. The point I am making is that this has been consistently the case in this House in recent years. The allocation of €61 million will not address the overcrowding or the shortage of consultants, midwives, nurses and other allied health professionals.

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