Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2021-11-16
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

I made my point and instanced Cork. What tends to happen is working parties are set up and various consultants can have different views as to where particular elective facilities are to be located. They all have preferred options and there is too much analysis, which leads to a degree of paralysis. That is before it ever gets to the Department. That is something I want to cut through and we are going to cut through it to get badly needed facilities done. There will be 1,000 beds provided, more or less, by the end of this year. It is the largest number ever and the Deputy cannot ignore that. That is a fact. The money is there to recruit more than the numbers that have been recruited. I want to accelerate the recruitment process.

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Sitting date: 2021-11-16