John Paul Phelan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will certainly ask the Minister of State, Deputy Jim Daly, about it. The Senator is right. Members of the public who come to any politician deserve to know what the situation is when they are on a list like that. Across CHO areas there is a wide variation in responsiveness. It is not acceptable that people would wait for eight weeks. I will bring that in the strongest terms to the Minister of State, Deputy Jim Daly.

The issue with the list in CHO area 2 seems to be that circumstances have changed substantially, maybe because the list has been in existence for such a period of time. The initial work on the validation process would indicate that the list will be shortened as a result. In addition, the HSE maintains the release of hours from the available budget will see a noticeable reduction in the coming months in County Mayo.

I will certainly bring back the Senator's issue about timely answers.