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Hospital Waiting Lists

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 April 2022

Tuesday, 26 April 2022

Questions (1415, 1416, 1417, 1418, 1419, 1420, 1421, 1422, 1423, 1424, 1425, 1426)

David Cullinane

Question:

1415. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on acute hospital waiting lists for cataract surgery on 1 January in each of the years 2016 to 2022 by hospital and hospital group, in tabular form; the number on 1 February, 1 March, and 1 April 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19478/22]

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David Cullinane

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1416. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on acute hospital waiting lists for laparoscopy on 1 January in each of the years 2016 to 2022 by hospital and hospital group, in tabular form; the number on 1 February, 1 March and 1 April 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19479/22]

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David Cullinane

Question:

1417. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on acute hospital waiting lists for cystoscopies on 1 January in each of the years 2016 to 2022 by hospital and hospital group, in tabular form; the number on 1 February, 1 March and 1 April 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19480/22]

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David Cullinane

Question:

1418. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on acute hospital waiting lists for hip replacements on 1 January in each of the years 2016 to 2022 by hospital and hospital group, in tabular form; the number on 1 February, 1 March and 1 April 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19481/22]

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David Cullinane

Question:

1419. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on acute hospital waiting lists for knee replacements on 1 January in each of the years 2016 to 2022 by hospital and hospital group, in tabular form; the number on 1 February, 1 March and 1 April 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19482/22]

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David Cullinane

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1420. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on acute hospital waiting lists for skin lesion treatment on 1 January in each of the years 2016 to 2022 by hospital and hospital group, in tabular form; the number on 1 February, 1 March and 1 April 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19483/22]

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David Cullinane

Question:

1421. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on acute hospital waiting lists for varicose veins treatment by hospital and hospital group on 1 January in each of the years 2016 to 2022, in tabular form; the number on 1 February, 1 March and 1 April 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19484/22]

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David Cullinane

Question:

1422. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on acute hospital waiting lists for angiograms by hospital and hospital group on 1 January in each of the years 2016 to 2022, in tabular form; the number on 1 February, 1 March and 1 April 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19485/22]

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David Cullinane

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1423. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on acute hospital waiting lists for tonsillectomies by hospital and hospital group on 1 January in each of the years 2016 to 2022, in tabular form; the number on 1 February, 1 March and 1 April 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19486/22]

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David Cullinane

Question:

1424. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on acute hospital waiting lists for laparoscopic cholecystectomy by hospital and hospital group on 1 January in each of the years 2016 to 2022, in tabular form; the number on 1 February, 1 March and 1 April 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19487/22]

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David Cullinane

Question:

1425. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on acute hospital waiting lists for septoplasties on by hospital and hospital group on 1 January in each of the years 2016 to 2022, in tabular form; the number on 1 February, 1 March and 1 April 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19488/22]

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David Cullinane

Question:

1426. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on acute hospital waiting lists for hysteroscopy by hospital and hospital group on 1 January in each of the years 2016 to 2022, in tabular form; the number on 1 February, 1 March and 1 April 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19489/22]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 1415 to 1426, inclusive, together.

In relation to the particular query raised by the Deputy, the attached document, provided to my Department by the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF), outlines the number of IPDC patients waiting for the procedures requested by the Deputy, by hospital and hospital group, from the published waiting list figures at the end of each December from 2015 to 2021 and at the end of January, February and March 2022.

Reducing waiting times for hospital appointments and procedures remains a key commitment of Government. The 2022 Waiting List Action Plan, which was launched on the 25th of February, allocates €350 million to the HSE and NTPF to reduce waiting lists. Under this plan the Department, HSE, and NTPF will deliver urgent additional capacity for the treatment of patients, as well as investing in longer term reforms to bring sustained reductions in waiting lists.

The plan builds on the successes of the short-term 2021 plan that ran from September to December last year. The 2021 plan was developed by the Department of Health, the HSE and the NTPF and was driven and overseen by a senior governance group co-chaired by the Secretary General of the Department of Health and the CEO of the HSE and met fortnightly.

This rigorous level of governance and scrutiny of waiting lists has continued into this year with the oversight group evolving into the Waiting List Task Force. The Task Force will meet regularly to drive progress of the 2022 plan.

This is the first stage of an ambitious multi-annual waiting list programme, which is currently under development in the Department of Health. Between them, these plans will work to support short, medium, and long term initiatives to reduce waiting times and provide the activity needed in years to come.

Waiting list reductions and maximum waiting time targets apply to all acute hospital scheduled care active waiting lists. The HSE is engaged with hospital groups in a process to focus on specialties and procedures towards which the waiting list fund needs to be specifically directed to ensure the targets are achieved by year end.

Waiting Lists

Question No. 1416 answered with Question No. 1415.
Question No. 1417 answered with Question No. 1415.
Question No. 1418 answered with Question No. 1415.
Question No. 1419 answered with Question No. 1415.
Question No. 1420 answered with Question No. 1415.
Question No. 1421 answered with Question No. 1415.
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