Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Yes, absolutely. It is something we have discussed - both Monday to Friday and opening earlier and later. It is something that happens in the adult private world. The operating theatres run longer as do the diagnostic suites. The operating theatres are open on Saturdays and sometimes Sundays. In fact, the HSE sometimes uses the private facilities sometimes on a Saturday. It is a "Yes", and not just in paediatric orthopaedic but right across the board.

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