The numbers on waiting lists for in-patient treatments in the specialties of ENT, gynaecology, orthopaedics and general surgery at Tralee General Hospital at the dates specified, in the format collected by my Department, are being provided separately to the Deputy.
Data on radiological services is not routinely collected by my Department. Therefore, my Department has asked the chief executive officer at the Southern Health Board to look into this matter and reply directly to the Deputy.
The figures supplied to my Department by Tralee General Hospital show that considerable progress has been made in reducing the number of people waiting for in-patient services at the hospital in recent years. The number of people waiting for in-patient treatment at December 2001 was 106. This figure represents a decrease of 54% on the comparable figures for December 2000. The number of people waiting for general surgery has fallen by 96% during the same period.