David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I raise the matter of increased cardiac waiting lists at University Hospital Waterford. I received a reply to a parliamentary question last week, which showed that the number on inpatient waiting lists has increased from 300 at the end of 2018 to 730 at the end of 2020. More worrying is that the outpatient waiting lists increased from 1,057 to 1,700 in the space of two years. The number of people waiting over 12 months trebled. When are we going to get a second catheterisation laboratory? Can the Tánaiste confirm that the second laboratory will provide interventional support and services as well as diagnostic supports? When are we going to see 24-7 emergency cardiac care for the people of the south-east? That has been a long-running issue for the people of Waterford and across the region.

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