Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Over the last year we have seen the number of people waiting for ophthalmic procedures, in particular cataract operations, in Cork continue to increase. While that list is increasing, those people's quality of life continues to deteriorate. People are afraid of moving around their own homes in case they trip and fall and break a hip, and they have reduced mobility and are not able to get out to get their driver's licence renewed, for example. We need to establish what action will be taken to reduce the extraordinarily long waiting lists for those waiting for cataract operations in the south-west.

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