Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The Taoiseach could not give the numbers yesterday when he was asked for transparency in this House yet they were available three hours later to be given by the HSE. Is it that the HSE does not talk to the Minister or Government? After what happened last year, we need to know the full facts. I asked three specific questions. Since the Tánaiste will not have time to answer them here, could he respond to me in writing to deal with the anxieties of women and the inequalities facing those who cannot afford to wait 22 weeks for a result?

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