Róisín Shortall
Question:774. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the current number of persons experiencing delayed discharge from hospital, by hospital, in tabular form. [10760/24]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 March 2024
774. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the current number of persons experiencing delayed discharge from hospital, by hospital, in tabular form. [10760/24]
View answer775. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the total number of delayed discharges in 2023, by month, in tabular form. [10761/24]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 774 and 775 together.
As these are operational matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE recently ended the industrial action which commenced on 6 October 2023. As a consequence, members in these grades were not engaging with political forums or processes. As a result of the accumulated backlog, the question asked by the Deputy may be delayed in receiving a response directly from the HSE.