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Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 28 November 2013

Thursday, 28 November 2013

Questions (177)

Martin Heydon

Question:

177. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Health the reason there is such a long waiting time for children to have an endoscopy procedure carried out; the reason children are waiting a lot longer than the 13 week target set by the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51268/13]

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The HSE have confirmed that none of the paediatric hospitals in Dublin (Crumlin, Tallaght and Temple St.) are in breach of the SDU targets in relation to GI scopes. What this means is that no child is waiting longer than 13 weeks for a scope. All three hospitals have been working with the HSE and SDU to actively manage their waiting lists and it is anticipated there will continue to be no breaches in GI scopes by the end of the year.

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