Marc MacSharry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome that the Minister is considering expanding the NTPF to include outpatients. He should do that as a matter of urgency. The trend is accelerating. We must have an answer to the question. Is it a question of resources or of management? What is the problem in Sligo? A sixfold increase, regardless of the percentage of the overall total, is completely unacceptable in a six-month period. I appeal to the Minister to address the House on this as a matter of urgency.

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