David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

In the first quarter of this year, people waited on average 11.7 hours in emergency departments for access to a bed. Unfortunately, people over the age of 75 waited on average 13.8 hours. For children, the average waiting time was 13.3 hours. We are hearing horror stories, to be frank, every day of every week about older people and children being left to wait even longer than those averages. Will the Minister tell us what more can and will be done to ensure we deal with the crisis in far too many emergency departments?

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