"This is the very least the State owes them, and they should not have to endure further legal battles to receive it."

"It is completely unacceptable that families are told to wait 54 months in Waterford City, and 48 months in Dungarvan and West Waterford"

"Waterford City and County Council cannot plan or act at speed without clarity from Government"

Deputy Cullinane tabled the motion following engagement with search-and-rescue crew members in Waterford and across the State

RTÉ’s report detailed the experiences of a mother of an autistic child who spent five years on a Primary Care waiting list but could not gain access to a psychologist

Deputy David Cullinane called for the Minister for Health to provide more funding for training and deployment of specialist paramedics

"Affordable and accessible childcare simply cannot be allowed to be added to the scrapheap"

The Sinn Féin TD said the plan is not ambitious enough in terms of hospital beds

Several similar proposed N24 projects failed to proceed to statutory planning phases due to the inability to procure funding to progress through development phases

According to the report, the average rent in the city now is €1,651 per month while renting in the county averages at €1646 per month

The INMO Trolley Watch figures remained consistent in 2023 when 707 were stuck on trollies before nearly halving to 385 in 2024

Deputy Cullinane hopes to get two Sinn Féin TDs elected in Waterford this time around