Liz McManus
Ceist:139 Ms McManus asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that only 2 per cent of operating time is spent on elective treatment at the department of plastic surgery in St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, which is the national referral centre for plastic surgery; the steps, if any, he plans to take to tackle the waiting list which is now in excess of 600 patients, many of whom are waiting years for elective surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter.