Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal, Labour) | Oireachtas source

On the targets, I am aware the Minister probably cannot give full details. What I am getting from his response is we would be looking at theatres being open at off-peak hours and maybe on Saturdays and Sundays. Is that something he could confirm to the House this evening as part of this ambitious plan? That would be an encouraging sign that there is going to be real energy put towards making a dent in this. Nobody in this House believes something as serious and with such a depth of waiting lists will be resolved in a very short period. Second, regarding the follow-on care such as physiotherapy and all the related multidisciplinary care, does this ambitious plan deal with that level of following the surgeries? If so, is the Minister confident the staffing levels will be in place for the multidisciplinary teams in order that they will be able to provide that follow-up care?

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