Hospital Waiting Lists.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 March 2005

Wednesday, 9 March 2005

Questions (130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135)

Paudge Connolly

Question:

170 Mr. Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the waiting times for patients on waiting lists for hip replacements in the Health Service Executive’s north-east region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8248/05]

Paudge Connolly

Question:

171 Mr. Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of patients on waiting lists for hip replacements in the Health Service Executive’s north-east region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8249/05]

Paudge Connolly

Question:

172 Mr. Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the waiting times for patients on waiting lists for ENT services in the Health Service Executive’s north-east region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8250/05]

Paudge Connolly

Question:

173 Mr. Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of patients on waiting lists for ENT services in the Health Service Executive’s north-east region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8251/05]

Paudge Connolly

Question:

178 Mr. Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of patients on waiting lists for oncology services in the Health Service Executive’s north-east region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8268/05]

Paudge Connolly

Question:

179 Mr. Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the waiting times of patients on waiting lists for oncology services in the Health Service Executive’s north-east region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8269/05]

Written answers

Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children (Ms Harney)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 170 to 173, inclusive, 178 and 179 together.

Responsibility for the collation and publishing of waiting list and waiting time data now rests with the national treatment purchase fund, NTPF. The NTPF, which is now a statutory body, was established as one of the key actions for dealing with public hospital waiting lists arising from the health strategy. My Department has, therefore, asked the chief executive of the NTPF to reply to the Deputy directly with the information requested.