Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I agree it is not acceptable that people should wait that length of time. As the Deputy is aware, our target is that nobody should wait more than ten to 12 weeks to see a specialist or to have an operation or investigation they need. Unfortunately, hundreds of thousands of people still have to wait longer than that time. In terms of the particular waiting list referred to by the Deputy, I do not know the details of that but I will make inquiries with the Minister for Health and reply in more detail next week.

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