Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Many of my constituents and of the Taoiseach were devastated to hear the news that the new elective hospital in Cork will not be operational until 2028. Last September, promises were made that that hospital would be open in 2024. Hospitals in Cork are in crisis right now. Tens of thousands are on waiting lists. People wait days on trolleys. To wait another six years is not feasible. We need a hospital and we need it open now. I will give the Taoiseach one fact: last month, in September, one person waited 88 hours on a trolley in Cork. We need a hospital now and not in six years' time.

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