Frances Fitzgerald
Question:270 Ms Fitzgerald asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of women in each of the health board areas awaiting mammogram service in their local health board area. [22577/98]
Vol. 496 No. 3
270 Ms Fitzgerald asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of women in each of the health board areas awaiting mammogram service in their local health board area. [22577/98]
271 Ms Fitzgerald asked the Minister for Health and Children the percentage of the 1,700 women awaiting mammograms in the Dublin area from Dublin and the percentage of referrals from outside the Dublin area. [22578/98]
272 Ms Fitzgerald asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will outline by hospital the average and the longest waiting time in relation to the 1,700 women awaiting breast cancer screening in the Dublin area. [22579/98]
299 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of women awaiting mammograms in the Mid-Western Health Board region. [22845/98]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 270, 271, 272 and 299 together.
The number of women in each of the health board areas awaiting a mammogram service in their local health board area is set out in the following table.
Health Board |
Numbers Waiting |
Eastern |
1,719 |
Midland |
80 |
Mid-Western |
335 |
North-Eastern |
174 |
North-Western |
90 |
South-Eastern |
0* |
Southern |
1,216 |
Western |
120 |
Total |
3,734 |
Agency |
Number |
Urgent |
Routine |
St. Vincent's Hospital |
777 |
Next clinic |
7-8 weeks |
Beaumont Hospital |
70 |
Few days |
7-8 weeks |
Mater Hospital |
675 |
Immediate |
7-8 weeks |
St. James's Hospital |
180 |
1-2 weeks |
6 weeks |
Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin incorporating the National Children's Hospital |
17 |
1 week |
4-6 weeks |
Total |
1,719 |