Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I refer to waiting lists and access to a dermatologist in Tallaght Hospital, for which one of my constituents has been waiting for 12 months. When I put a question on this case to the Minister for Health, he indicated there were 2,868 people on the waiting list and that 43% of these had been waiting for eight months or less. This means 57% have been waiting for longer than eight months. Of these, 691 have been waiting for 18 months or longer. There is clearly something wrong. It is cruel, inhuman and dangerous to have people wait so long to access a dermatology service, especially as some of them have serious conditions. Is there anything the Government can do?

See this speech in context