Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There were a lot of questions there, so let me try to revert with answers on some of them. The Deputy has raised the cataracts issue with me in the House previously. I am sure that he has raised it with the Taoiseach as well. The National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF, is about trying to get operations done for people - maybe not locally, but certainly on this island - to ensure that we can deal with backlogs. The February NTPF figure confirms that the number of patients waiting for inpatient or day case procedures is down 1,165-----

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