Hernández asserts that the reality presented by the regional government is far removed from the problems faced by the citizens of Fuerteventura, particularly in key areas such as healthcare, education, and housing.
According to the socialist deputy, the island receives insufficient attention despite its population growth. Healthcare services are strained, educational centers are overcrowded, and strategic infrastructure like ports and roads are subject to unfulfilled promises. Per capita investment has decreased, and less than half of the planned investments are being executed.
Housing has become the main social divide. Prices have soared, supply is scarce, and government measures are not addressing the scale of the problem, sometimes even worsening it. Hernández proposes increasing land availability for public and private housing, expanding the public rental stock, and mobilizing empty homes, alongside specific fiscal measures to differentiate between primary homebuyers and speculators.
In healthcare, despite progress with the oncology bunker, hemodynamics unit, and the medicalized helicopter, key specialist staff positions remain unfilled. Areas like Internal Medicine and Digestive Diseases struggle to fill stable positions, impacting waiting lists and the quality of care.
The specialized care center (CAE) in the south of the island, known as the 'hospitalito', may not be operational before 2030 due to delays in awarding the project's design. In the north, the new health center in Corralejo, whose construction has been awarded, is not expected to be fully operational until 2029, considering construction and equipment timelines.
Waiting lists at the Hospital of Fuerteventura are concerning. In one year, the surgical waiting list increased by 24%, with the average delay for an operation exceeding 53 days. Diagnostic tests like echocardiograms have waiting times over 300 days, and endoscopies around nine months.
In education, the conversion of the CEIP to CEO in Costa Calma is a priority for equal opportunities, but the Ministry of Education has not included this in its infrastructure plan. For students with special educational needs (SEN), the proposal includes hiring more specialized professionals, reducing ratios, and increasing resources, a situation shared with other islands but exacerbated in Fuerteventura by its population growth.
The execution of the 2025 regional budget in Fuerteventura is described as "very deficient." Projects such as public housing, educational reforms, health infrastructure, the Palace of Justice, and the expansion of ports in Gran Tarajal and Corralejo, as well as sections of the north-south axis, have not been carried out.
Sections of the north-south highway, such as the one between Guisguey-Cuesta Perico, are significantly delayed, with no clear operational date. The approval of the modified project is still pending, creating uncertainty.
Regarding the airport-Pozo Negro section, the most expensive in the island's history, Hernández questions the return on investment for Fuerteventura's business sector, noting that the current government's management is inadequate, even though the previous administration unblocked the Environmental Impact Declaration after 26 years of stagnation.
