Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I am not sure whether the Tánaiste has just listed out the incompetences in terms of the Minister for Health. Let us boil this down to what happened. The Minister was told by CHI that if he gave it €19 million, it would reduce the waiting list so that nobody would wait more than four months.

The Minister gave CHI the money. Within weeks, the parents and the advocates were telling his office that this money was not going where it was needed. They were begging him to investigate this. They had a formal meeting. They followed up with emails in March, June, July, and August. It is not me but them saying they got no response.

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