While he once again insisted that the timeframe was given to him by the HSE, the former Health Minister stated that he was not attempting to “pass the buck” and he accepted responsibility for the pledge.
Taoiseach Simon Harris has admitted that he has “wrestled” with his previous commitment that scoliosis patients would be seen within four months.
The latest figures from Children’s Health Ireland show that there were 270 children on surgery waiting lists. “I've wrestled with this. You can be quite sure I wondered, ‘Was this the right thing to do or the wrong thing to do’ many times. “But what I do know is the wait times very significantly reduced. In fact, when the COVID pandemic started, as I was preparing to leave the Department of Health, the number of children waiting over four months was dramatically down on what it was in advance of that target being set.
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