Hospital Equipment
Dail Éireann — 2026-03-05
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Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (FG), Dún Laoghaire

I understand the Deputy's point. We want the machines working hard. There is considerable variance. It should not get to 20 years. We have a programme of replacement. The HSE has a key performance indicator target for 90% of patients to commence treatment within 15 working days. The figure for performance nationally is 79%. The majority are exceeding the target. Unfortunately, St. Luke's is consistently below the key performance indicator target. Is that unfair to say? What are the specific reasons for that? Is it a question of disruption to machines, access to radiation or access to management? As public representatives, the Deputy and I are now able to intelligently interrogate the reasons for that and to challenge or support, as appropriate. Because we have the capacity to tell that story rather than speaking in generalised ways, which unfortunately was our wont some years ago, we are able to have a much more detailed conversation and reflect fairly and honestly on the varying reasons for those things.

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Sitting date: 2026-03-05