Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 11 Apr 2000

Vol. 517 No. 6

Written Answers. - Hospital Waiting Lists.

Bernard Allen

Question:

261 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons awaiting hip operations in each health board area; the number waiting less than 12 months, between 12 months and two years, and between two years and three years on 1 January in each of the years from 1996 to 2000. [10654/00]

Minister for Health and Children (Mr. Martin):

The hospital in-patient waiting list data in respect of people waiting for hip operations in the format collected by my Department as at 31 December for each of the years 1995 to 1999 is set out in the following table:

Year	1995 3-12 mths	1995 >12 mths	1996 3-12 mths	1996 >12 mths	1997 3-12 mths	1997 >12 mths	1998 3-12 mths	1998 >12 mths	1999 3-12 mths	1999 >12 mths
Total	874	412	747	388	886	514	1,006	584	832	551
Health Board
Eastern	244	37	233	58	194	109	413	186	296	238
Mid Ws	80	88	63	83	65	104	62	73	32	32
Midland	54	54	79	58	68	64	92	73	88	68
North E	88	8	56	10	135	50	130	46	134	80
North W	52	0	38	13	73	21	48	35	57	24
South E	77	11	63	21	129	33	65	60	66	14
Southrn	138	90	81	41	96	72	108	60	80	74
Western	141	124	134	104	126	61	88	51	79	21