Hospital Services

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 July 2015

Thursday, 16 July 2015

Questions (519)

Billy Kelleher

Question:

519. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 660 of 16 June 2015 on the 2,684 cases on the National Treatment Purchase Fund inpatient/day case list for 30 May 2013 in Cork University Hospital, the number of these cases in respect of which the scheduled treatment or procedure was provided in Cork University Hospital; the number of cases in which the scheduled treatment or procedure was outsourced; the number of cases in which no scheduled treatment or procedure actually occurred; and in view of the inability of Cork University Hospital to provide an answer (details supplied) and its view that it is a matter for the National Treatment Purchase Fund, if he will direct whoever is responsible for this matter to provide an answer to the question originally put. [29900/15]

Written answers

Minister for Health

The responsibility for the active management of waiting lists rests with the HSE and the acute hospital system, enabled and supported by the work of the National Treatment Purchase Fund. My officials have contacted the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the HSE requesting them to re-examine the original response provided to the Deputy, and ensure that he is provided with the information requested.