Simon Harris vows to reduce waiting lists ‘dramatically’ in new year

Health Minister Simon Harris has vowed to “dramatically reduce” waiting lists in the first six months of next year.

Mr Harris wants the people who have been waiting the longest to be seen and he will initially tackle day cases.

Some €20m has been allocated to the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) to address waiting lists in 2017, while a further €50m has been allocated for 2018.