Fiona O'Loughlin (Fianna Fail)

I thank the Minister of State. I appreciate that the numbers are moving in the right way. The former Minister, Stephen Donnelly, did exceptional work on this. We had many conversations about Naas hospital. It is still unacceptable that people are waiting more than 12 months. In this case there are 2%, which is 12 patients. This in itself is shocking. Our older people deserve dignity and urgency. They deserve proper access to care. I appreciate the Minister of State taking an interest in this. For me, the lived experience is always the most important experience and the despondent tone of this lady upset me. She felt that nobody cared. I would appreciate if I could give these personal details to the office of the Minister of State so he may bring them back to the Department of Health, which asked him to take this issue, to look into this particular situation, particularly because this lady had a TIA last year and has been waiting seven months to this point. I would appreciate the Minister of State doing this. We need to have better outcomes, particularly for those who are older and vulnerable.