Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 23 May 2000

Vol. 519 No. 5

Written Answers. - Hospital Waiting Lists.

Alan Shatter

Question:

219 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason he was unable to detail the hospital waiting lists as at 31 March 2000; if he will now state the hospital waiting lists for the first quarter of 2000 in respect of each hospital and in respect of each speciality in each hospital; and, if he will further outline those waiting in excess of six months, 12 months and two years. [14496/00]

Minister for Health and Children (Mr. Martin):

The in-patient hospital waiting lists as at 31 March 2000 in the format collected by my Department are on the following tables. I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the numbers on waiting lists have fallen by 2,485 on the end of December quarter. This welcome reduction has been achieved in a period of high levels of medical admissions due to flu like illnesses and is a reflection of the major priority that is being attached to addressing high waiting lists.

It is my intention to pursue continual reductions in waiting lists and waiting times for hospital treatment. In this context, following a series of discussions with the chief executive officers of the health boards, I have today announced a £10 million initiative aimed at maximising available capacity in the system to enable an additional 7,600 waiting list procedures to be performed before the end of the year. This funding will be allocated on the basis of the performance of each agency in reaching the activity targets they have agreed. The proposals to be funded are based on a series of innovative measures including use of facilities during the traditional summer closures period, cross-contracting arrangements between agencies and from the private sector, extended theatre and ward opening times, extended weekend work and the contracting of activity from hospitals in Northern Ireland.

These short-term measures are being taken in tandem with longer term measures associated with the £2 billion investment under the national development plan, the ongoing implementation of the recommendations of the expert review group on the waiting list initiative and the national bed capacity review now under way. It is my intention to continue to take all available steps to address the short and longer term issues associated with lengthy waiting lists and waiting times.

Public Waiting Lists by Hospital

Hospital	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
Beaumont Hospital	2,357	3,305	3,161	144	804
Cavan General Hospital	420	337	379	42	41
Coombe Women's Hospital	115	113	116	3	1
Cork University Hospital	1,039	1,107	1,031	76	8
Ennis General Hospital	0	0	0	0	0
James Connolly Memorial Hospital (Blanchardstown)	189	335	342	7	153
Letterkenny General Hospital	666	704	423	281	243
Longford/Westmeath General Hospital (Mullingar)	139	192	102	90	37
Louth County Hospital, Dundalk	24	6	8	2	16
Mater Misericordiae Hospital	3,613	4,316	4,113	203	500
Mayo General Hospital, Castlebar	79	131	98	33	19
Mercy Hospital, Cork	443	493	475	18	32
Merlin Park Regional Hospital, Galway	238	344	351	7	113
Monaghan General Hospital	224	57	56	1	168
Naas General Hospital	77	85	85	0	8
National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street	97	0	0	0	97
Nenagh General Hospital	0	0	0	0	0
Orthopaedic Hospital, Kilcreene	565	541	535	6	30
Our Lady of Lourdes (NEHB)	948	983	1,013	30	65
Our Lady's General Hospital, Navan	612	771	684	87	72
Our Lady's Hospital (Crumlin)	494	412	410	2	84
Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel	9	55	16	39	7
Portiuncula Hospital (Ballinasloe)	0	16	7	9	7
Portlaoise General Hospital	155	287	263	24	108
Regional Hospital, (Dooradoyle) Limerick	1,747	1,441	1,382	59	365
Regional Orthopaedic Hospital (Croom)	419	269	228	41	191
Roscommon General Hospital	12	83	106	23	94
Rotunda Hospital, (Dublin)	229	263	275	12	46
Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital (Dublin)	782	881	783	98	1
Sligo Regional Hospital	1,316	1,444	1,220	224	96
South Infirmary/Victoria Hospital Ltd.	807	722	585	137	222
St. John's Hospital (Limerick)	170	111	53	58	117
St. Joseph's Hospital, Clonmel	188	202	190	12	2
St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny	350	381	430	49	80
St. Mary's Hospital, Cappagh	1,672	1,416	1,300	116	372
St. Mary's Hospital, Gurranebraher	634	622	488	134	146
St. Michael's Hospital (Dunlaoire)	217	232	224	8	7
St. Vincent's Hospital (Elm Park)	2,811	3,553	3,460	93	649
St. James's Hospital	1,809	1,508	1,416	92	393
Tallaght Hospital	1,460	1,649	1,705	56	245
Temple Street Children's Hospital (Dublin)	1,275	1,293	1,290	3	15
Tralee General Hospital	356	475	457	18	101
Tullamore General Hospital	1,791	2,127	1,885	242	94
University College Hospital, Galway	3,028	2,506	2,168	338	860
Waterford Regional Hospital, Ardkeen	796	744	720	24	76
Wexford General Hospital	624	343	337	6	287
Overall Total	34,996	36,855	34,370	2,485	626

Waiting Times for Adults – Target Specialties

Cardiac Surgery

Procedure	Public:3-12 Months(Mar. 1999)	Public:12 Months and Over(Mar. 1999)	Public:3-12 Months(Dec. 1999)	Public:12 Months and Over(Dec. 1999)	Public:3-12 Months(Mar. 2000)	Public:12 Months and Over(Mar. 2000)
Adults (CABG)	159	440	162	628	204	151
Adults (other surgery)	183	328	136	188	34	473
Specialty Total	342	768	298	816	238	624
% of Total	30.81	69.19	26.75	73.25	27.61	72.39

E.N.T.

Procedure	Public:3-12 Months(Mar. 1999)	Public:12 Months and Over(Mar. 1999)	Public:3-12 Months(Dec. 1999)	Public:12 Months and Over(Dec. 1999)	Public:3-12 Months(Mar. 2000)	Public:12 Months and Over(Mar. 2000)
Adults (all E.N.T. procedures)	2,029	2,651	2,229	3,040	2,015	3,053
Specialty Total	2,029	2,651	2,229	3,040	2,015	3,053
% of Total	43.35	56.65	42.30	57.70	39.76	60.24

Gynaecology

Procedure	Public:3-12 Months(Mar. 1999)	Public:12 Months and Over(Mar. 1999)	Public:3-12 Months(Dec. 1999)	Public:12 Months and Over(Dec. 1999)	Public:3-12 Months(Mar. 2000)	Public:12 Months and Over(Mar. 2000)
All procedures	1,873	664	1,771	799	1,547	799
Specialty Total	1,873	664	1,771	799	1,547	799
% of Total	73.83	26.17	68.91	31.09	65.94	34.06

Opthalmology

Procedure	Public:3-12 Months(Mar. 1999)	Public:12 Months and Over(Mar. 1999)	Public:3-12 Months(Dec. 1999)	Public:12 Months and Over(Dec. 1999)	Public:3-12 Months(Mar. 2000)	Public:12 Months and Over(Mar. 2000)
Adults (cataracts)	1,946	880	2,064	1,272	1,968	991
Adults (other procedures)	664	443	461	345	431	358
Specialty Total	2,610	1,323	2,525	1,617	2,399	1,349
% of Total	66.36	33.64	60.96	39.04	64.01	35.99

Orthopaedics

Procedure	Public:3-12 Months(Mar. 1999)	Public:12 Months and Over(Mar. 1999)	Public:3-12 Months(Dec. 1999)	Public:12 Months and Over(Dec. 1999)	Public:3-12 Months(Mar. 2000)	Public:12 Months and Over(Mar. 2000)
Other elective procedures	1,938	2,321	1,399	1,806	1,682	2,094
Other joint replacements	2	0	28	880	0	0
Total hip replacements	817	500	832	551	756	476
Total knee replacements	385	302	241	467	353	290
Specialty Total	3,142	3,123	2,500	3,704	2,791	2,860
% of Total	50.15	49.85	40.30	59.70	49.39	50.61

Plastic Surgery

Procedure	Public:3-12 Months(Mar. 1999)	Public:12 Months and Over(Mar. 1999)	Public:3-12 Months(Dec. 1999)	Public:12 Months and Over(Dec. 1999)	Public:3-12 Months(Mar. 2000)	Public:12 Months and Over(Mar. 2000)
Adults (cosmetic)	78	97	110	205	77	161
Adults (functional)	792	820	642	875	588	971
Specialty Total	870	917	752	1,080	665	1,132
% of Total	48.68	51.32	41.05	58.95	37.01	62.99

Surgery

Procedure	Public:3-12 Months(Mar. 1999)	Public:12 Months and Over(Mar. 1999)	Public:3-12 Months(Dec. 1999)	Public:12 Months and Over(Dec. 1999)	Public:3-12 Months(Mar. 2000)	Public:12 Months and Over(Mar. 2000)
All procedures	1,792	962	2,058	1,069	1,899	1,143
Specialty Total	1,792	962	2,058	1,069	1,899	1,143
% of Total	65.07	34.93	65.81	34.19	62.43	37.57

Urology

Procedure	Public:3-12 Months(Mar. 1999)	Public:12 Months and Over(Mar. 1999)	Public:3-12 Months(Dec. 1999)	Public:12 Months and Over(Dec. 1999)	Public:3-12 Months(Mar. 2000)	Public:12 Months and Over(Mar. 2000)
All procedures	740	617	942	901	785	848
Specialty Total	740	617	942	901	785	848
% of Total	54.53	45.47	51.11	48.89	48.07	51.93

Vascular

Procedure	Public:3-12 Months(Mar. 1999)	Public:12 Months and Over(Mar. 1999)	Public:3-12 Months(Dec. 1999)	Public:12 Months and Over(Dec. 1999)	Public:3-12 Months(Mar. 2000)	Public:12 Months and Over(Mar. 2000)
Other procedures	173	184	270	230	291	326
Varicose veins	827	1,467	650	1,577	579	1,550
Specialty Total	1,000	1,651	920	1,807	870	1,876
% of Total	37.72	62.28	33.74	66.26	31.68	68.32

Grand Total	14,398	12,676	13,995	14,833	13,209	13,684
% of Grand Total	46.21	40.68	43.09	45.68	43.40	44.96

Waiting Times for Children – Target Specialties

Cardiac Surgery

Procedure	Public:3-6 Months(Mar. 1999)	Public:6 Months and Over(Mar. 1999)	Public:3-6 Months(Dec. 1999)	Public:6 Months and Over(Dec. 1999)	Public:3-6 Months(Mar. 2000)	Public:6 Months and Over(Mar. 2000)
Children (all procedures)	20	57	21	67	6	69
Specialty Total	20	57	21	67	6	69
% of Total	25.97	74.03	23.86	76.14	8.00	92.00

E.N.T.

Procedure	Public:3-6 Months(Mar. 1999)	Public:6 Months and Over(Mar. 1999)	Public:3-6 Months(Dec. 1999)	Public:6 Months and Over(Dec. 1999)	Public:3-6 Months(Mar. 2000)	Public:6 Months and Over(Mar. 2000)
Children (grommets)	106	201	85	240	83	243
Children (other procedures)	225	298	82	234	55	200
Children (tonsils/adenoids)	502	1,251	362	1,214	311	1,172
Specialty Total	833	1,750	529	1,688	449	1,615
% of Total	32.25	67.75	23.86	76.14	21.75	78.25

Gynaecology

Procedure	Public:3-6 Months(Mar. 1999)	Public:6 Months and Over(Mar. 1999)	Public:3-6 Months(Dec. 1999)	Public:6 Months and Over(Dec. 1999)	Public:3-6 Months(Mar. 2000)	Public:6 Months and Over(Mar. 2000)
All procedures	0	0	0	1	1	2
Specialty Total	0	0	0	1	1	2
% of Total	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00	33.33	66.67

Opthalmology

Procedure	Public:3-6 Months(Mar. 1999)	Public:6 Months and Over(Mar. 1999)	Public:3-6 Months(Dec. 1999)	Public:6 Months and Over(Dec. 1999)	Public:3-6 Months(Mar. 2000)	Public:6 Months and Over(Mar. 2000)
Children (all procedures)	88	236	64	269	76	268
Specialty Total	88	236	64	269	76	268
% of Total	27.16	72.84	19.22	80.78	22.09	77.91

Orthopaedics

Procedure	Public:3-6 Months(Mar. 1999)	Public:6 Months and Over(Mar. 1999)	Public:3-6 Months(Dec. 1999)	Public:6 Months and Over(Dec. 1999)	Public:3-6 Months(Mar. 2000)	Public:6 Months and Over(Mar. 2000)
Other elective procedures	43	78	36	64	38	77
Specialty Total	43	78	36	64	38	77
% of Total	35.54	64.46	36.00	64.00	33.04	66.96

Plastic Surgery

Procedure	Public:3-6 Months(Mar. 1999)	Public:6 Months and Over(Mar. 1999)	Public:3-6 Months(Dec. 1999)	Public:6 Months and Over(Dec. 1999)	Public:3-6 Months(Mar. 2000)	Public:6 Months and Over(Mar. 2000)
Children (all procedures)	209	429	124	445	137	471
Specialty Total	209	429	124	445	137	471
% of Total	32.76	67.24	21.79	78.21	22.53	77.47

Surgery

Procedure	Public:3-6 Months(Mar. 1999)	Public:6 Months and Over(Mar. 1999)	Public:3-6 Months(Dec. 1999)	Public:6 Months and Over(Dec. 1999)	Public:3-6 Months(Mar. 2000)	Public:6 Months and Over(Mar. 2000)
All procedures	122	175	131	147	94	180
Specialty Total	122	175	131	147	94	180
% of Total	41.08	58.92	47.12	52.88	34.31	65.69

Urology

Procedure	Public:3-6 Months(Mar. 1999)	Public:6 Months and Over(Mar. 1999)	Public:3-6 Months(Dec. 1999)	Public:6 Months and Over(Dec. 1999)	Public:3-6 Months(Mar. 2000)	Public:6 Months and Over(Mar. 2000)
All procedures	26	16	22	36	17	40
Specialty Total	26	16	22	36	17	40
% of Total	61.90	38.10	37.93	62.07	29.82	70.18

Vascular

Procedure	Public:3-6 Months(Mar. 1999)	Public:6 Months and Over(Mar. 1999)	Public:3-6 Months(Dec. 1999)	Public:6 Months and Over(Dec. 1999)	Public:3-6 Months(Mar. 2000)	Public:6 Months and Over(Mar. 2000)
Other procedures	0	1	1	2	0	2
Specialty Total	0	1	1	2	0	2
% of Total	0.00	100.00	33.33	66.67	0.00	100.00

Grand Total	1,341	2,742	928	2,719	818	2,724
% of Grand Total	4.30	8.80	2.86	8.37	2.69	8.95

Public In-Patient Waiting Lists by Health Board and Hospital, 31/03/2000

Eastern Health Board

Hospital	All Beds:Total on Waiting List
Beaumont Hospital	3,161
Coombe Women's Hospital	116
James Connolly Memorial Hospital (Blanchardstown)	342
Mater Misericordiae Hospital	4,113
Naas General Hospital	85
National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street	0
Our Lady's Hospital (Crumlin)	410
Rotunda Hospital (Dublin)	275
Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital (Dublin)	783
St. Mary's Hospital, Cappagh	1,300
St. Michael's Hospital (Dunlaoire)	224
St. Vincent's Hospital (Elm Park)	3,460
St. James's Hospital	1,416
Tallaght Hospital	1,705
Temple Street Children's Hospital (Dublin)	1,290
Sub-Total – Eastern Health Board	18,680

Midland Health Board

Hospital	All Beds:Total on Waiting List
Longford/Westmeath General Hospital (Mullingar)	102
Portlaoise General Hospital	263
Tullamore General Hospital	1,885
Sub-Total – Midland Health Board	2,250

Mid-Western Health Board

Hospital	All Beds:Total on Waiting List
Ennis General Hospital	0
Nenagh General Hospital	0
Regional Hospital (Dooradoyle), Limerick	1,382
Regional Orthopaedic Hospital (Croom)	228
St. John's Hospital (Limerick)	53
Sub-Total – Mid-Western Health Board	1,663

North-Eastern Health Board

Hospital	All Beds:Total on Waiting List
Cavan General Hospital	379
Louth County Hospital, Dundalk	8
Monaghan General Hospital	56
Our Lady of Lourdes (NEHB)	1,013
Our Lady's General Hospital, Navan	684
Sub-Total – North-Eastern Health Board	2,140

North-Western Health Board

Hospital	All Beds:Total on Waiting List
Letterkenny General Hospital	423
Sligo Regional Hospital	1,220
Sub-Total – North-Western Health Board	1,643

South-Eastern Health Board

Hospital	All Beds:Total on Waiting List
Orthopaedic Hospital, Kilcreene	535
Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel	16
St. Joseph's Hospital, Clonmel	190
St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny	430
Waterford Regional Hospital, Ardkeen	720
Wexford General Hospital	337
Sub-Total – South-Eastern Health Board	2,228

Southern Health Board

Hospital	All Beds:Total on Waiting List
Cork University Hospital	1,031
Mercy Hospital, Cork	475
South Infirmary/Victoria Hospital Ltd.	585
St. Mary's Hospital, Gurranebraher	488
Tralee General Hospital	457
Sub-Total – Southern Health Board	3,036

Western Health Board

Hospital	All Beds:Total on Waiting List
Mayo General Hospital, Castlebar	98
Merlin Park Regional Hospital, Galway	351
Portiuncula Hospital, (Ballinasloe)	7
Roscommon General Hospital	106
University College Hospital, Galway	2,168
Sub-Total – Western Health Board	2,730

Public Waiting Lists by Hospital and Specialty

Beaumont Hospital

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
Cardiac Surgery	0	149	0	149	0
Cardiology	187	149	150	1	37
Dental	110	117	117	0	7
Dermatology	0	1	1	0	1
E.N.T.	640	748	656	92	16
Endocrine	7	48	64	16	57
Gastro-enterology	27	85	97	12	70
Gynaecology	50	70	81	11	31
Medicine	6	12	14	2	8
Nephrology	35	105	111	6	76
Neurology	40	65	67	2	27
Neurosurgery	383	448	466	18	83
Oncology	0	4	5	1	5
Opthalmology	0	0	1	1	1
Orthopaedics	106	145	168	23	62
Pain	38	40	40	0	2
Plastic Surgery	38	83	84	1	46
Psychiatry	0	0	1	1	1
Respiratory	17	47	54	7	37
Rheumatology	8	21	26	5	18
Surgery	211	318	301	-17	90
Urology	144	296	298	2	154
Vascular	310	354	359	5	49
Sub-Total – Beaumont Hospital	2,357	3,305	3,161	144	804

Cavan General Hospital

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
E.N.T.	142	108	78	30	64
Gynaecology	51	0	69	69	18
Medicine	15	0	0	0	15
Surgery	82	40	42	2	40
Vascular	130	189	190	1	60
Sub-Total – Cavan General Hospital	420	337	379	42	41

Coombe Women's Hospital

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
Gynaecology	115	113	116	3	1
Sub-Total – Coombe Women's Hospital	115	113	116	3	1

Cork University Hospital

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
Cardiac Surgery	37	41	44	3	7
Cardiology	26	39	56	17	30
Gynaecology	18	5	3	2	15
Neurosurgery	29	30	39	9	10
Opthalmology	377	621	551	70	174
Plastic Surgery	444	203	155	48	289
Rheumatology	1	3	0	3	1
Urology	107	165	183	18	76
Sub-Total – Cork University Hospital	1,039	1,107	1,031	76	8

Ennis General Hospital

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
Gynaecology	0	0	0	0	0
Surgery	0	0	0	0	0
Urology	0	0	0	0	0
Vascular	0	0	0	0	0
Sub-Total – Ennis General Hospital	0	0	0	0	0

James Connolly Memorial Hospital (Blanchardstown)

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
Cardiology	4	0	0	0	4
Endocrinology	2	1	2	1	0
Gastro-enterology	1	0	0	0	1
Gynaecology	2	0	0	0	2
Orthopaedics	3	8	16	8	13
Plastic Surgery	91	115	100	15	9
Respiratory	4	0	1	1	3
Rheumatology	1	0	0	0	1
Surgery	52	187	205	18	153
Urology	22	24	18	6	4
Vascular	7	0	0	0	7
Sub-Total – James Connolly Memorial Hospital	189	335	342	7	153

Letterkenny General Hospital

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
Gynaecology	116	111	36	75	80
Orthopaedics	154	176	135	41	19
Surgery	199	277	165	112	34
Urology	81	49	31	18	50
Vascular	116	91	56	35	60
Sub-Total – Letterkenny General Hospital	666	704	423	281	243

Longford/Westmeath General Hospital (Mullingar)

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
Gynaecology	139	192	102	90	37
Sub-Total – Longford/Westmeath General Hospital	139	192	102	90	37

Louth County Hospital, Dundalk

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
Gynaecology	10	6	8	2	2
Opthalmology	14	0	0	0	14
Sub-Total – Louth County Hospital, Dundalk	24	6	8	2	16

Mater Misericordiae Hospital

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
Cardiac Surgery	713	757	702	55	11
Cardiology	612	647	703	56	91
Dental	0	42	0	42	0
Dermatology	31	36	33	3	2
E.N.T.	380	466	464	2	84
Endocrine	57	72	70	2	13
Gastro-enterology	83	116	86	30	3
Genito-Urinary	0	54	0	54	0
Gerontology	0	1	1	0	1
Gynaecology	90	171	142	29	52
Haematology	0	0	0	0	0
Infectious Diseases	0	1	1	0	1
Maxillo-Facial	32	0	4	4	28
Medicine	0	4	4	0	4
Metabolic	0	0	0	0	0
Nephrology	7	11	16	5	9
Neurology	3	22	21	1	18
Neurosurgery	0	0	0	0	0
Oncology	0	0	0	0	0
Opthalmology	776	942	890	52	114
Orthopaedics	91	146	125	21	34
Paediatrics	0	0	0	0	0
Pain	6	7	6	1	0
Plastic Surgery	340	389	389	0	49
Psychiatry	0	0	0	0	0
Radiotherapy	0	0	0	0	0
Rehabilitation	0	0	0	0	0
Respiratory	39	42	38	4	1
Rheumatology	33	40	37	3	4
Surgery	81	64	119	55	38
Urology	118	190	147	43	29
Vascular	121	96	115	19	6
Sub-Total – Mater Misericordiae Hospital	3,613	4,316	4,113	203	500

Mayo General Hospital, Castlebar

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
Surgery	79	131	98	33	19
Sub-Total – Mayo General Hospital, Castlebar	79	131	98	33	19

Mercy Hospital, Cork

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
Surgery	0	65	56	9	56
Vascular	443	428	419	9	24
Sub-Total – Mercy Hospital, Cork	443	493	475	18	32

Merlin Park Regional Hospital, Galway

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
Orthopaedics	238	344	351	7	113
Sub-Total – Merlin Park Regional Hospital, Galway	238	344	351	7	113

Monaghan General Hospital

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
E.N.T.	58	0	0	0	58
Surgery	166	57	56	1	110
Vascular	0	0	0	0	0
Sub-Total – Monaghan General Hospital	224	57	56	1	168

Naas General Hospital

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
Vascular	77	85	85	0	8
Sub-Total – Naas General Hospital	77	85	85	0	8

National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
Gynaecology	97	0	0	0	97
Sub-Total – National Maternity Hospital, Holles St.	97	0	0	0	97

Nenagh General Hospital

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
Gynaecology	0	0	0	0	0
Surgery	0	0	0	0	0
Urology	0	0	0	0	0
Sub-Total – Nenagh General Hospital	0	0	0	0	0

Orthopaedic Hospital, Kilcreene

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
Orthopaedics	565	541	535	6	30
Sub-Total – Orthopaedic Hospital, Kilcreene	565	541	535	6	30

Our Lady of Lourdes (NEHB)

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
E.N.T.	186	189	219	30	33
Gynaecology	69	193	218	25	149
Medicine	261	170	171	1	90
Orthopaedics	116	83	29	54	87
Paediatrics	0	5	14	9	14
Surgery	168	175	175	0	7
Urology	148	168	187	19	39
Sub-Total – Our Lady of Lourdes (NEHB)	948	983	1,013	30	65

Our Lady's General Hospital, Navan

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
Orthopaedics	612	771	684	87	72
Sub-Total – Our Lady's General Hospital, Navan	612	771	684	87	72

Our Lady's Hospital (Crumlin)

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
Cardiac Surgery	77	88	75	13	2
E.N.T.	251	263	241	22	10
Opthalmology	3	0	0	0	3
Plastic Surgery	96	61	94	33	2
Surgery	67	0	0	0	67
Sub-Total – Our Lady's Hospital (Crumlin)	494	412	410	2	84

Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
Surgery	9	33	3	30	6
Urology	0	22	13	9	13
Sub-Total – Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel	9	55	16	39	7

Portiuncula Hospital (Ballinasloe)

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
Dental	0	8	5	3	5
Gynaecology	0	0	0	0	0
Medicine	0	0	0	0	0
Paediatrics	0	0	0	0	0
Pain	0	7	2	5	2
Surgery	0	1	0	1	0
Vascular	0	0	0	0	0
Sub-Total – Portiuncula Hospital (Ballinasloe)	0	16	7	9	7

Portlaoise General Hospital

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
Gynaecology	15	89	75	14	60
Surgery	137	67	90	23	47
Urology	0	91	92	1	92
Vascular	3	40	6	34	3
Sub-Total – Portlaoise General Hospital	155	287	263	24	108

Regional Hospital (Dooradoyle), Limerick

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
Cardiology	20	7	6	1	14
Dental	209	102	88	14	121
E.N.T.	241	212	231	19	10
Gynaecology	402	343	282	61	120
Opthalmology	670	647	650	3	20
Surgery	162	103	95	8	67
Vascular	43	27	30	3	13
Sub-Total – Regional Hospital (Dooradoyle),
Limerick	1,747	1,441	1,382	59	365

Regional Orthopaedic Hospital (Croom)

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
Orthopaedics	419	269	228	41	191
Sub-Total – Regional Orthopaedic Hospital
(Croom)	419	269	228	41	191

Roscommon General Hospital

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
Surgery	12	83	106	23	94
Sub-Total – Roscommon General Hospital	12	83	106	23	94

Rotunda Hospital (Dublin)

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
Gynaecology	229	263	275	12	46
Sub-Total – Rotunda Hospital (Dublin)	229	263	275	12	46

Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital (Dublin)

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
E.N.T.	209	203	167	36	42
Opthalmology	573	678	616	62	43
Sub-Total – Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital
(Dublin)	782	881	783	98	1

Sligo Regional Hospital

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
E.N.T.	809	772	708	64	101
Gynaecology	21	33	38	5	17
Opthalmology	280	261	215	46	65
Orthopaedics	143	139	110	29	33
Surgery	63	212	138	74	75
Vascular	0	27	11	16	11
Sub-Total – Sligo Regional Hospital	1,316	1,444	1,220	224	96

South Infirmary-Victoria Hospital Ltd.

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
Cardiology	1	5	0	5	1
Dermatology	0	4	0	4	0
E.N.T.	519	514	459	55	60
Endocrine	1	1	1	0	0
Gynaecology	201	135	59	76	142
Rheumatology	0	1	0	1	0
Surgery	85	62	66	4	19
Sub-Total – South Infirmary/Victoria Hospital Ltd.	807	722	585	137	222

St. John's Hospital (Limerick)

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
Gynaecology	28	30	11	19	17
Medicine	17	15	6	9	11
Surgery	125	66	36	30	89
Sub-Total – St. John's Hospital (Limerick)	170	111	53	58	117

St. Joseph's Hospital, Clonmel

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
Gynaecology	188	202	190	12	2
Sub-Total – St. Joseph's Hospital, Clonmel	188	202	190	12	2

St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
Dental	27	13	16	3	11
Gynaecology	57	86	90	4	33
Surgery	154	179	217	38	63
Vascular	112	103	107	4	5
Sub-Total – St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny	350	381	430	49	80

St. Mary's Hospital, Cappagh

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
Orthopaedics	1,672	1,416	1,300	116	372
Sub-Total – St. Mary's Hospital, Cappagh	1,672	1,416	1,300	116	372

St. Mary's Hospital, Gurranebraher

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
Orthopaedics	634	622	488	134	146
Sub-Total – St. Mary's Hospital, Gurranebraher	634	622	488	134	146

St. Michael's Hospital (Dún Laoghaire)

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
E.N.T.	102	111	117	6	15
Medicine	13	14	11	3	2
Orthopaedics	42	42	39	3	3
Surgery	41	47	41	6	0
Urology	19	18	16	2	3
Sub-Total – St. Michael's Hospital (Dún Laoghaire)	217	232	224	8	7

St. Vincent's Hospital (Elm Park)

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
Cardiology	104	153	117	36	13
E.N.T.	607	773	715	58	108
Endocrine	10	8	13	5	3
Gastro-enterology	79	103	86	17	7
Gerontology	0	1	0	1	0
Gynaecology	242	224	240	16	2
Haematology	0	4	4	0	4
Nephrology	5	6	8	2	3
Neurology	27	29	31	2	4
Opthalmology	105	174	230	56	125
Orthopaedics	74	75	71	4	3
Pain	326	400	407	7	81
Plastic Surgery	179	249	260	11	81
Psychiatry	20	20	4	16	16
Respiratory	77	71	71	0	6
Rheumatology	2	10	15	5	13
Surgery	354	460	450	10	96
Thoracic	52	66	66	0	14
Urology	149	220	173	47	24
Vascular	399	507	499	8	100
Sub-Total – St. Vincent's Hospital (Elm Park)	2,811	3,553	3,460	93	649

St. James's Hospital

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
Cardiac Surgery	360	167	116	51	244
Cardiology	2	9	7	2	5
Dermatology	1	2	2	0	1
E.N.T.	221	106	91	15	130
Gastro-enterology	0	1	0	1	0
Gynaecology	11	14	3	11	8
Maxillo-Facial	175	121	69	52	106
Nephrology	0	2	0	2	0
Orthopaedics	31	30	30	0	1
Plastic Surgery	326	368	372	4	46
Rheumatology	1	0	0	0	1
Surgery	93	61	53	8	40
Urology	84	108	99	9	15
Vascular	504	519	574	55	70
Sub-Total – St. James's Hospital	1,809	1,508	1,416	92	393

Tallaght Hospital

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
Cardiology	87	87	87	0	0
Dermatology	0	0	1	1	1
E.N.T.	254	254	329	75	75
Endocrine	15	21	21	0	6
Gastro-enterology	13	5	3	2	10
Gynaecology	2	35	45	10	43
Haematology	0	0	0	0	0
Medicine	7	10	8	2	1
Nephrology	11	8	6	2	5
Neurology	5	12	14	2	9
Orthopaedics	769	779	761	18	8
Respiratory	0	2	4	2	4
Rheumatology	1	2	4	2	3
Surgery	107	180	202	22	95
Urology	174	243	213	30	39
Vascular	15	11	7	4	8
Sub-Total – Tallaght Hospital	1,460	1,649	1,705	56	245

Temple Street Children's Hospital (Dublin)

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
E.N.T.	628	660	645	15	17
Opthalmology	98	79	84	5	14
Orthopaedics	30	40	35	5	5
Plastic Surgery	336	327	333	6	3
Surgery	172	181	188	7	16
Urology	11	6	5	1	6
Sub-Total – Temple Street Children's Hospital
(Dublin)	1,275	1,293	1,290	3	15

Tralee General Hospital

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
E.N.T.	100	130	106	24	6
Gynaecology	68	94	99	5	31
Orthopaedics	83	66	54	12	29
Surgery	105	185	198	13	93
Sub-Total – Tralee General Hospital	356	475	457	18	101

Tullamore General Hospital

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
E.N.T.	958	1,116	1,155	39	197
Medicine	128	321	0	321	128
Orthopaedics	604	612	607	5	3
Surgery	28	37	48	11	20
Vascular	73	41	75	34	2
Sub-Total – Tullamore General Hospital	1,791	2,127	1,885	242	94

University College Hospital, Galway

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
Cardiology	68	13	6	7	62
E.N.T.	687	639	516	123	171
Opthalmology	1,035	708	549	159	486
Plastic Surgery	575	606	618	12	43
Surgery	129	83	93	10	36
Urology	325	301	215	86	110
Vascular	209	156	171	15	38
Sub-Total – University College Hospital, Galway	3,028	2,506	2,168	338	860

Waterford Regional Hospital, Ardkeen

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
Dental	0	25	35	10	35
Dermatology	0	0	0	0	0
E.N.T.	271	222	235	13	36
Gynaecology	136	118	107	11	29
Medicine	0	0	0	0	0
Nephrology	0	8	4	4	4
Opthalmology	326	365	306	59	20
Pain	0	4	0	4	0
Rheumatology	30	2	0	2	30
Surgery	16	0	33	33	17
Urology	17	0	0	0	17
Vascular	0	0	0	0	0
Sub-Total – Waterford Regional Hospital, Ardkeen	796	744	720	24	76

Wexford General Hospital

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Dec. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Mar. 2000)	Quarter 3 Quarter 2	Quarter 3 Quarter 1
Dental	200	192	191	1	9
Gynaecology	180	44	60	16	120
Surgery	154	51	42	9	112
Vascular	90	56	44	12	46
Sub-Total – Wexford General Hospital	624	343	337	6	287