Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

As the Minister and I are both aware, the waiting lists for public access to hospital consultants across the board are at the worst levels since records began. Does the Minister accept that one of the main reasons people have to wait so long is that we have a severe shortage of hospital consultants? Does he also accept that one of the core reasons for that is the significant discrepancy in pay between new entrants and existing consultants?

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