Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

In today's edition of The Irish Times, new data suggests that almost 1,300 people died over the winter due to delays in hospital admissions from accident and emergency departments. That is 174 higher than the previous winter. To put this into context, this exceeds the 155 people who unfortunately died in road traffic accidents in Ireland last year. The report states, "...questions needed to be answered as to why patients were having to wait longer despite the addition of 132 beds last year" to the health service. Why is this acceptable in 2023 in Ireland?

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