Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

As I stand here, our people have been waiting three and a half years in acute pain for an orthopaedic appointment and a whopping four and a half years for a respiratory appointment while we are in the depths of a respiratory pandemic. Appointments for services in the community are not much better, with waiting list of two to three years for occupational therapy appointments. We urgently need to do things differently and address these appalling waiting times once and for all.

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