The Taoiseach said earlier, in response to Deputy Kelly, that Sláintecare has not stood still. Will he place on the record of the Dáil the reasons for the resignations of Laura Magahy, Tom Keane and Professor Geraldine McCarthy? Those are the Sláintecare implementation chiefs and the chair of the South/South West Hospital Group. Will the Taoiseach respond to the sense that, far from moving forward, health reform has slipped back? Has he spoken to these three individuals? I know the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, has spoken to at least one of them.

They have issued public statements. I have not met the individuals yet. The Deputy is incorrect in saying that Sláintecare has slipped back. The opposite is the case. Over €1.2 billion was allocated in the last budget.

Some €300 million was not spent.

In the public health area, consultants will be appointed for the first time ever. We committed to doubling the staff in public health and that is happening.

Why did these guys resign?

Out of 255 appointments, 151 have been made. In home care alone, 5 million hours have been provided.

Home care is a disaster.

Why did they resign?

Just listen. It went from 7,000 on the waiting list in March 2020 to 1,400 in 2021 and the statutory home care legislation is coming. In the community diagnostics programme, some 70,000 scans have been carried out. Some €25 million was allocated to the GP access to diagnostics initiative. That is very important. There are 6,000 more people working in the health service than there were last year.

You promised 15,000.

Critical care beds have gone from 255 to 296 and will be at 321 by the end of the year. Bed capacity has gone up 800. For the proposals in relation to elective hospitals, the business cases have been made.

We have chaos in University Hospital Kerry.