Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 11 April 2019
124. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure a person (details supplied) has their operation for tonsillectomy; the number of persons on waiting lists for tonsillectomy in each county; the average wait in each county; and the longest wait in each county. [17050/19]
View answerReducing waiting time for patients for hospital operations and procedures is a key priority for Government. Budget 2019 announced that the Government has further increased investment in tackling waiting lists, with funding to the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) increasing from €55 million in 2018 to €75 million in 2019.
The joint Department of Health/HSE/NTPF Scheduled Care Access Plan 2019 was published recently and sets out measures to improve care for patients waiting for scheduled care in 2019 by reducing wait times for inpatient/day case treatment and outpatient appointments. The plan will place a strong focus on a number of high-volume procedures, including tonsils. When combined with HSE activity, it is projected that the NTPF will be in a position to offer treatment to all clinically suitable patients waiting more than 6 months for one of these procedures.
The data requested by the Deputy is contained in the documents attached.
In relation to the operation for the person concerned, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.
Average wait by County
|
Area of Residence |
Average days waiting |
|
Carlow |
134 |
|
Cavan |
174 |
|
Clare |
283 |
|
Cork |
95 |
|
Donegal |
361 |
|
Dublin |
127 |
|
Exception |
227 |
|
Galway |
122 |
|
Kerry |
110 |
|
Kildare |
227 |
|
Laois |
97 |
|
Leitrim |
357 |
|
Limerick |
237 |
|
Longford |
194 |
|
Louth |
74 |
|
Mayo |
183 |
|
Meath |
110 |
|
Monaghan |
181 |
|
Offaly |
168 |
|
Roscommon |
168 |
|
Sligo |
340 |
|
Tipperary (North) |
243 |
|
Tipperary (South) |
180 |
|
Waterford (County) |
129 |
|
Westmeath |
136 |
|
Wexford |
160 |
|
Wicklow |
97 |
Tonsillectomy Waiting List by County
|
Row Labels |
0-3 Months |
3-6 Months |
6-9 Months |
9-12 Months |
12-15 Months |
15-18 Months |
18+ Months |
Grand Total |
|
Carlow |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
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|
Cavan |
3 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
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|
Clare |
10 |
5 |
1 |
9 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
37 |
|
Cork |
32 |
29 |
1 |
1 |
63 |
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|
Donegal |
24 |
22 |
15 |
9 |
4 |
1 |
30 |
105 |
|
Dublin |
151 |
47 |
39 |
11 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
263 |
|
Exception |
85 |
89 |
18 |
28 |
26 |
12 |
31 |
289 |
|
Galway |
42 |
12 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
62 |
|
|
Kerry |
12 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
19 |
||
|
Kildare |
13 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
31 |
|
|
Laois |
3 |
4 |
1 |
8 |
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|
Leitrim |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
16 |
|
Limerick |
28 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
16 |
5 |
5 |
65 |
|
Longford |
7 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
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|
Louth |
14 |
2 |
1 |
17 |
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|
Mayo |
28 |
9 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
48 |
||
|
Meath |
27 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
40 |
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|
Monaghan |
4 |
1 |
5 |
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|
Offaly |
8 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
16 |
|||
|
Roscommon |
10 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
17 |
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|
Sligo |
24 |
23 |
10 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
23 |
88 |
|
Tipperary (North) |
14 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
32 |
|
|
Tipperary (South) |
3 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
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|
Waterford (County) |
4 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
||||
|
Westmeath |
7 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
||||
|
Wexford |
7 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
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|
Wicklow |
17 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
26 |
|||
|
Grand Total |
581 |
285 |
110 |
86 |
74 |
35 |
129 |
1300 |
