Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

Does the Minister accept that there is considerable potential for making progress through the waiting lists if these facilities that we are paying for are used properly? One sees it often in the private sector where somebody goes in for elective surgery, he or she is only in for one night or possibly two nights, and then goes in to another facility, which is often a hotel. We should be maximising the use of that. It is shocking to see facilities like this lying idle at a time when so many more services are required for people on waiting lists.

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