Health Services Waiting Lists
Seanad Éireann — 2026-06-09
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Cathal Byrne (FG), Cultural and Educational Panel

I thank the Minister of State for her response. I welcome the fact that the Minister will engage with the athletic therapists’ representatives. Perhaps, after that meeting, we can see progress on it. This is a unique opportunity to assist in tackling the waiting lists. I am particularly struck, as I said earlier, that people living in Wexford or Waterford will be ten times longer on the list than those living in Carlow, Kilkenny or Tipperary. Something has clearly broken down in the HSE model when it comes to providing physiotherapist services in Wexford and Waterford. I urge the Minister of State to take this issue back to the Department and her officials and to engage with the HSE to see what exactly has gone wrong, how it can be fixed and how the waiting list in Wexford, comprising 4,404 people, can be reduced.

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Sitting date: 2026-06-09