Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats)

I asked the Taoiseach about primary care teams and the Government's failure to staff them properly, which has led to a situation where waiting lists for primary care for children can be up to 13 years in the worst case scenario. That is what I asked him about. He did not address the shortages in primary care teams in his answer. He addressed other issues but he did not address primary care teams. Does he take responsibility for this or is he just pointing the finger at others? He has been Taoiseach and Tánaiste for six years, so does he take responsibility for this? Is he going to fix it? Is the Government going to start recruiting to fill these empty posts in primary care teams? Is it going to tackle this? Alternatively, does the Taoiseach think that it is somehow acceptable for children to have such extreme waiting times for primary care teams? Does he stand over it or will he fix it?

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