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<p>It is clear that waiting times in Northern Ireland are too long and the Executive
has committed to the transformation of the health service and tackling waiting times.</p><p>
</p><p>Naturally, the Executive’s focus over the last year has been on responding
to the Covid-19 pandemic. But, as we now recover from the pandemic, I know the Executive
will want to build back better and I welcome the fact that the Executive’s Health
Minister yesterday set out his plan to tackle these waiting times by 2026. That is
why it is important we continue to see the Executive in place to deliver for all the
people of Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>In support of this, the UK Government is
providing substantial funding to enable the Executive to deliver excellent public
services, with £15.6bn provided in 2021/22. This is in addition to £445m explicitly
to support the transformation of public services from NDNA and Confidence and Supply.</p><p>
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