Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source

It would have been helpful if those who have been so critical of the waiting times, and rightly so, were prepared to acknowledge that the target of ten weeks, which I have never seen disputed, has been beaten. It is down at 8.8 weeks now. I am delighted to be able to say that today. That is the lowest figure for a long time. An acknowledgement of that fact would have been more helpful than to call for some kind of private contractors when the RSA is doing exactly what Senator Boyhan is calling for. It is getting a grip on the figures and reducing the numbers.I look forward to seeing them going lower but I have no current plans to take up the Senator's suggestion.