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In the past, there was a formula which ensured that the worse things were, the more money you got. That’s no longer the case

Minister for Health talks about Ireland’s impressive Covid record, health funding, trolley numbers, hospital waiting times, recruitment and consultant contracts

A red tray with a label that reads ‘Minister’s Data’ sits on the edge of Stephen Donnelly’s desk in his Department of Health office. That tells you a lot about how the Health Minister operates; how he thinks data — numbers, statistics, graphs and charts — are key to fixing the Irish health service.

The number of people waiting more than a year on inpatient and day case lists at University Hospital Kerry is down 100%.There’s also been an 84% reduction in th...