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Galway TD slams 'unacceptable' numbers of children waiting for hospital appointments

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Galway TD slams 'unacceptable' numbers of children waiting for hospital appointments

Galway Bay fm newsroom - A Galway TD says it's completely unacceptable that 58,000 children are waiting for outpatient appointments at hospitals across the country.

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The latest figures from the National Treatment Purchase Fund show nearly 20,000 are waiting over a year to see a consultant, while 12,000 are waiting over 18 months.

Fianna Fáil spokesperson for Children and Galway East TD Anne Rabbitte says it's totally unacceptable.

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Deputy Rabbitte says the waiting lists do not seem to be generating any sense of urgency from Health Minister Simon Harris.

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