Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 14 Dec 2000

Vol. 528 No. 3

Written Answers. - Hospital Waiting Lists.

Gay Mitchell

Ceist:

123 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children the hospital waiting list figures as at 30 September 2000 for each hospital; for each hospital by speciality; for each speciality nationally and each health board area. [30263/00]

Gay Mitchell

Ceist:

124 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children the waiting times as at 30 September 2000 applicable to each hospital by speciality in respect of the hospital waiting lists. [30264/00]

Minister for Health and Children (Mr. Martin)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 123 and 124 together.

The in-patient hospital waiting list figures as at 30 September 2000 in the format requested by the Deputy are set out in the following tables. Waiting times in the format collected by my Department are also attached.

Public Waiting Lists by Hospital

Hospital	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	Sep. 2000 Qtr June 2000 Qtr	Sep. 2000 Qtr Sep. 1999 Qtr
Beaumont Hospital	2,722	3,362	3,255	-107	533
Cavan General Hospital	306	320	333	13	27
Coombe Women's Hospital	107	73	34	-39	-73
Cork University Hospital	949	1,062	864	-198	-85
Ennis General Hospital	0	0	0	0	0
James Connolly Memorial Hospital (Blanchardstown)	265	386	335	-51	70
Letterkenny General Hospital	686	417	389	-28	-297
Longford/Westmeath General Hospital (Mullingar)	254	57	35	-22	-219
Louth County Hospital, Dundalk	2	3	1	-2	1
Mater Misericordiae Hospital	3,828	4,125	4,155	30	327
Mayo General Hospital, Castlebar	83	91	0	-91	-83
Mercy Hospital, Cork	495	432	371	-61	-124
Merlin Park Regional Hospital, Galway	319	394	420	26	101
Monaghan General Hospital	175	0	48	48	-127
Hospital	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	Sep. 2000 Qtr June 2000 Qtr	Sep. 2000 Qtr Sep. 1999 Qtr
Naas General Hospital	76	88	56	-32	-20
National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street	0				-0
Nenagh General Hospital	0	0	0	0	0
Orthopaedic Hospital, Kilcreene	585	528	498	-30	-87
Our Lady of Lourdes (NEHB)	922	542	694	152	-228
Our Lady's General Hospital, Navan	703	502	442	-60	-261
Our Lady's Hospital (Crumlin)	425	376	506	130	81
Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel	0	47	0	-47	0
Portiuncula Hospital (Ballinasloe)	18	13	25	12	7
Portlaoise General Hospital	110	205	167	-38	57
Regional Hospital, (Dooradoyle) Limerick	1,419	962	669	-293	-750
Regional Orthopaedic Hospital (Croom)	288	232	205	-27	-83
Roscommon General Hospital	69	145	2	-143	-67
Rotunda Hospital, (Dublin)	225	233	116	-117	-109
Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital (Dublin)	791	753	743	-10	-48
Sligo Regional Hospital	1,079	1,047	883	-164	-196
South Infirmary/Victoria Hospital Ltd.	724	569	449	-120	-275
St. John's Hospital (Limerick)	110	56	57	1	-53
St. Joseph's Hospital, Clonmel	183	219	171	-48	-12
St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny	365	362	404	42	39
St. Mary's Hospital, Cappagh	1,106	774	751	-23	-355
St. Mary's Hospital, Gurranebraher	581	548	537	-11	-44
St. Michael's Hospital (Dún Laoire)	182	197	229	32	47
St. Vincent's Hospital (Elm Park)	3,151	3,390	3,314	-76	163
St. James's Hospital	1,592	1,258	1,121	-137	-471
Tallaght Hospital	1,677	1,703	1,595	-108	-82
Temple Street Children's Hospital (Dublin)	1,261	1,305	1,061	-244	-200
Tralee General Hospital	408	266	247	-19	-161
Tullamore General Hospital	1,744	1,923	1,772	-151	28
University College Hospital, Galway	2,419	1,968	1,841	-127	-578
Waterford Regional Hospital, Ardkeen	849	591	542	-49	-307
Wexford General Hospital	302	327	320	-7	18
Overall Total	33,555	31,851	29,657	-2,194	-3,898

Public Waiting Lists by Hospital and Specialty

Beaumont Hospital

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ Sep. 1999)
Cardiac Surgery	144		0		-100.00
Cardiology	150	153	155	1.31	3.33
Dental	118	118	118	0.00	0.00
Dermatology	1	1	2	100.00	100.00
E.N.T.	672	835	838	0.36	24.70
Endocrine	18	83	90	8.43	400.00
Gastro-enterology	36	125	128	2.40	255.56
Genito-Urinary			0
Gerontology			0
Gynaecology	60	67	69	2.99	15.00
Haematology			0
Maxillo-Facial			15
Medicine	11	17	11	-35.29	0.00
Metalbolic			0
Nephrology	62	109	68	-37.61	9.68
Neurology	48	55	67	21.82	39.58
Neurosurgery	422	507	544	7.30	28.91
Oncology	2	5	5	0.00	150.00
Opthalmology	0	1	2	100.00	#DIV/0
Orthopaedics	112	151	141	-6.62	25.89
Paediatrics			0
Pain	36	32	34	6.25	-5.56
Plastic Surgery	57	103	6	-94.17	-89.47
Psychiatry	1	2	2	0.00	100.00
Radiotherapy			0
Rehabilitation			0
Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ Sep. 1999)
Respiratory	16	65	59	-9.23	268.75
Rheumatology	10	30	26	-13.33	160.00
Surgery	233	292	285	-2.40	22.32
Urology	227	312	318	1.92	40.09
Vascular	286	299	272	-9.03	-4.90
Sub-Total – Beaumont Hospital	2,722	3,362	3,255	-3.18	19.58

Cavan General Hospital

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ Sep. 1999)
E.N.T.	113	61	69	13.11	-38.94
Gynaecology		30	27	-10.00
Surgery	54	50	30	-40.00	-44.44
Vascular	139	179	207	15.64	48.92
Sub-Total – Cavan General Hospital	306	320	333	4.06	8.82

Coombe Women's Hosital

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ Sep. 1999)
Gynaecology	107	73	34	-53.42	-68.22
Sub-Total – Coombe Women's Hospital	107	73	34	-53.42	-68.22

Cork University Hospital

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ Sep. 1999)
Cardiac Surgery	35	32	35	9.38	0.00
Cardiology	41	65	70	7.69	70.73
Gynaecology	12	10	4	-60.00	-66.67
Neurosurgery	24	39	24	-38.46	0.00
Opthalmology	488	582	492	-15.46	0.82
Plastic Surgery	208	139	112	-19.42	-46.15
Rheumatology	1	2	2	0.00	100.00
Urology	140	193	125	-35.23	-10.71
Sub-Total – Cork Univeristy Hospital	949	1,062	864	-18.64	-8.96

Ennis General Hospital

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ Sep. 1999)
Gynaecology	0	0	0	#DIV/0	#DIV/0
Surgery	0	0	0	#DIV/0	#DIV/0
Urology	0	0	0	#DIV/0	#DIV/0
Sub-Total – Ennis General Hospital	0	0	0	#DIV/0	#DIV/0

James Connolly Memorial Hospital (Blanchardstown)

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ Sep. 1999)
Cardiology	0	1	1	0.00	#DIV/0
Endocrine	1	1		-100.00	-100.00
Endocrinology	0				#DIV/0
Gastro-enterology			2
Genito-Urinary		19		-100.00
Gynaecology	0				#DIV/0
Orthopaedics	9	1		-100.00	-100.00
Plastic Surgery	118	100	108	8.00	-8.47
Surgery	117	211	204	-3.32	74.36
Urology	20	20	20	0.00	0.00
Vascular		33		-100.00
Sub-Total – James Connolly Memorial Hospital	265	386	335	-13.21	26.42

Letterkenny General Hospital

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ Sep. 1999)
Gynaecology	101	43	36	-16.28	-64.36
Orthopaedics	151	115	124	7.83	-17.88
Surgery	230	187	168	-10.16	-26.96
Urology	97	21	15	-28.57	-84.54
Vascular	107	51	46	-9.80	-57.01
Sub-Total – Letterkenny General Hospital	686	417	389	-6.71	-43.29

Longford/Westmeath General Hospital (Mullingar)

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ Sep. 1999)
Gynaecology	254	57	35	-38.60	-86.22
Sub-Total – Longford/Westmeath General Hospital	254	57	35	-38.60	-86.22

Louth County Hospital, Dundalk

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ Sep. 1999
Gynaecology	2	3	1	-66.67	-50.00
Opthalmology	0	0		#DIV/0	#DIV/0
Sub-Total – Louth County Hospital, Dundalk	2	3	1	-66.67	-50.00

Mater Misericordiae Hospital

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ Sep. 1999)
Cardiac Surgery	653	648	570	-12.04	-12.71
Cardiology	608	745	800	7.38	31.58
Dermatology	36	38	23	-39.47	-36.11
E.N.T.	407	434	511	17.74	25.55
Endocrine	67	51	51	0.00	-23.88
Gastro-enterology	67	97	96	-1.03	43.28
Gerontology			0
Gynaecology	111	163	120	-26.38	8.11
Haematology			0
Infectious Diseases	1	2	4	100.00	300.00
Maxillo-Facial	40	23	24	4.35	-40.00
Medicine	3		0		-100.00
Nephrology	8	15	19	26.67	137.50
Neurology	18	20	14	-30.00	-22.22
Oncology	2		0		-100.00
Opthalmology	862	997	1,040	4.31	20.65
Orthopaedics	124	121	107	-11.57	-13.71
Pain	6	1	3	200.00	-50.00
Plastic Surgery	487	397	404	1.76	-17.04
Respiratory	39	24	22	-8.33	-43.59
Rheumatology	39	38	29	-23.68	-25.64
Surgery	74	91	105	15.38	41.89
Urology	92	135	109	-19.26	18.48
Vascular	84	85	104	22.35	23.81
Sub-Total – Mater Misericordiae Hospital	3,828	4,125	4,155	0.73	8.54

Mayo General Hospital, Castlebar

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ Sep. 1999)
Surgery	83	91	0	-100.00	-100.00
Sub-Total – Mayo General Hospital, Castlebar	83	91	0	-100.00	-100.00

Mercy Hospital, Cork

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ Sep. 1999)
Surgery	40	37	24	-35.14	-40.00
Vascular	455	395	347	-12.15	-23.74
Sub-Total – Mercy Hospital, Cork	495	432	371	-14.12	-25.05

Merlin Park Regional Hospital, Galway

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ Sep. 1999)
Orthopaedics	319	394	420	6.60	31.66
Sub-Total – Merlin Park Regional Hospital, Galway	319	394	420	6.60	31.66

Monaghan General Hospital

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ Sep. 1999)
Surgery	170	0	48	#DIV/0	-71.76
Vascular	5	0		#DIV/0	-100.00
Sub-Total – Monaghan General Hospital	175	0	48	#DIV/0	-72.57

Naas General Hospital

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ Sep. 1999)
Vascular	76	88	56	-36.36	-26.32
Sub-Total – Naas General Hospital	76	88	56	-36.36	-26.32

National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ Sep. 1999)
Gynaecology	0				#DIV/0
Sub-Total – National Maternity Hospital, Holles St.	0				#DIV/0

Nenagh General Hospital

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ Sep. 1999)
Gynaecology	0	0	0	#DIV/0	#DIV/0
Surgery	0	0	0	#DIV/0	#DIV/0
Urology	0	0	0	#DIV/0	#DIV/0
Sub-Total – Nenagh General Hospital	0	0	0	#DIV/0	#DIV/0

Orthopaedic Hospital, Kilcreene

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ Sep. 1999)
Orthopaedics	585	528	498	-5.68	-14.87
Sub-Total – Orthopaedic Hospital, Kilcreene	585	528	498	-5.68	-14.87

Our Lady of Lourdes (NEHB)

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ Sep. 1999)
E.N.T.	182	198	247	24.75	35.71
Gynaecology	163	155	173	11.61	6.13
Medicine	190	2		-100.00	-100.00
Orthopaedics	87	0		#DIV/0	-100.00
Paediatrics		0		#DIV/0
Surgery	159	50	92	84.00	-42.14
Urology	141	137	166	21.17	17.73
Vascular			16
Sub-Total – Our Lady of Lourdes (NEHB)	922	542	694	28.04	-24.73

Our Lady's General Hospital, Navan

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ Sep. 1999)
Orthopaedics	703	502	442	-11.95	-37.13
Sub-Total – Our Lady's General Hospital, Navan	703	502	442	-11.95	-37.13

Our Lady's Hospital (Crumlin)

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ Sep. 1999)
Cardiac Surgery	76	76	68	-10.53	-10.53
E.N.T.	284	237	335	41.35	17.96
Opthalmology	0				#DIV/0
Plastic Surgery	65	63	103	63.49	58.46
Sub-Total – Our Lady's Hospital (Crumlin)	425	376	506	34.57	19.06

Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ Sep. 1999)
Surgery	0	35	0	-100.00	#DIV/0
Urology		10	0	-100.00
Vascular		2	0	-100.00
Sub-Total – Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel	0	47	0	-100.00	#DIV/0

Portiuncula Hospital (Ballinasloe)

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ Sep. 1999)
Dental	8	7	14	100.00	75.00
Gynaecology		0	0	#DIV/0
Medicine		0		#DIV/0
Paediatrics		0		#DIV/0
Pain	7	6	11	83.33	57.14
Surgery	3	0	0	#DIV/0	-100.00
Vascular		0	0	#DIV/0
Sub-Total – Portiuncula Hospital (Ballinasloe)	18	13	25	92.31	38.89

Portlaoise General Hospital

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ Sep. 1999)
Gynaecology	0	14	14	0.00	#DIV/0
Surgery	110	88	77	-12.50	-30.00
Urology		92	73	-20.65
Vascular	0	11	3	-72.73	#DIV/0
Sub-Total – Portlaoise General Hospital	110	205	167	-18.54	51.82

Regional Hospital (Dooradoyle), Limerick

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ Sep. 1999)
Cardiology	8	2	1	50.00	87.50
Dental	106	101	70	30.69	33.96
E.N.T.	194	169	128	24.26	34.02
Gynaecology	364	137	17	87.59	95.33
Opthalmology	602	494	436	11.74	27.57
Surgery	110	33	11	66.67	90.00
Vascular	35	26	6	76.92	82.86
Sub-Total – Regional Hospital (Dooradoyle),
Limerick	1,419	962	669	30.46	52.85

Regional Orthopaedic Hospital (Croom)

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/ Sep. 1999)
Orthopaedics	288	232	205	11.64	28.82
Sub-Total – Regional Orthopaedic Hospital
(Croom)	288	232	205	11.64	28.82

Roscommon General Hospital

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/Sep.1999)
Surgery	69	145	2	98.62	97.10
Sub-Total – Roscommon General Hospital	69	145	2	98.62	97.10

Rotunda Hospital (Dublin)

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/Sep.1999)
Gynaecology	225	233	116	50.21	48.44
Sub-Total – Rotunda Hospital (Dublin)	225	233	116	50.21	48.44

Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital (Dublin)

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/Sep.1999)
E.N.T.	199	163	163	0.00	18.09
Opthalmology	592	590	580	1.69	2.03
Sub-Total – Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital
(Dublin)	791	753	743	1.33	6,07

Sligo Regional Hospital

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/Sep.1999)
E.N.T.	565	616	462	25.00	18.23
Gynaecology	26	40	41	2.50	57.69
Opthalmology	240	134	112	16.42	53.33
Orthopaedics	123	110	119	8.18	3.25
Surgery	105	103	104	0.97	0.95
Urology		35	38	8.57
Vascular	20	9	7	22.22	65.00
Sub-Total – Sligo Regional Hospital	1,079	1,047	883	15.66	18.16

South Infirmary/Victoria Hospital Ltd.

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/Sep.1999)
Cardiology	6				100.00
Dermatology	5	2		100.00	100.00
E.N.T.	460	451	378	16.19	17.83
Endocrine	5				100.00
Gynaecology	147	56	35	37.50	76.19
Rheumatology	2				100.0
Surgery	99	60	36	40.00	63.64
Sub-Total – South Infirmary/Victoria Hospital Ltd.	724	569	449	21.09	37.98

St. John's Hospital (Limerick)

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/Sep.1999)
Gynaecology	29	17	12	29.41	58.62
Medicine	9	0	2	#DIV/0	77.78
Surgery	72	39	43	10.26	40.28
Sub-Total – St. John's Hospital (Limerick)	110	56	57	1.79	48.18

St. Joseph's Hospital, Clonmel

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/Sep.1999)
Gynaecology	183	219	171	21.92	6.56
Sub-Total – St. Joseph's Hospital, Clonmel	183	219	171	21.92	6.56

St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/Sep.1999)
Dental	42	10	12	20.00	71.43
Gynaecology	96	82	123	50.00	28.13
Surgery	120	142	136	4.23	13.33
Vascular	107	128	133	3.91	24.30
Sub-Total – St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny	365	362	404	11.60	10.68

St. Mary's Hospital, Cappagh

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/Sep.1999)
Orthopaedics	1,106	774	751	2.97	32.10
Sub-Total – St. Mary's Hospital, Cappagh	1,106	774	751	2.97	32.10

St. Mary's Hospital, Gurranebraher

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/Sep.1999)
Orthopaedics	581	548	537	2.01	7.57
Sub-Total – St. Mary's Hospital, Gurranebraher	581	548	537	2.01	7.57

St. Michael's Hospital (Dún Laoghaire)

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/Sep.1999)
E.N.T.	81	102	120	17.65	48.15
Medicine	10	9	6	33.33	40.00
Orthopaedics	42	34	24	29.41	42.86
Surgery	34	38	67	76.32	97.06
Urology	15	14	12	14.29	20.00
Sub-Total – St. Michael's Hospital (Dún Laoghaire)	182	197	229	16.24	25.82

St. Vincent's Hospital (Elm Park)

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/Sep.1999)
Cardiology	120	111	106	4.50	11.67
E.N.T.	720	685	572	16.50	20.56
Endocrine	8	7		100.00	100.00
Gastro-enterology	99	93	76	18.28	23.23
Genito-Urinary			139
Gerontology	1	2		100.00	100.00
Gynaecology	196	213	171	19.72	12.76
Haematology	3				100.00
Nephrology	5	7	2	71.43	60.00
Neurology	28	32	28	12.50
Opthalmology	119	268	246	8.21	106.72
Orthopaedics	73	63	47	25.40	35.62
Pain	391	421	430	2.14	9.97
Plastic Surgery	215	276	268	2.90	24.65
Psychiatry	20	5	1	80.00	95.00
Respiratory	56	76	76	0.00	35.71
Rheumatology	5	12	7	41.67	40.00
Surgery	405	475	472	0.63	16.54
Thoracic	64	70	69	1.43	7.81
Urology	172	114	139	21.93	19.19
Vascular	451	460	465	1.09	3.10
Sub-Total – St. Vincent's Hospital (Elm Park)	3,151	3,390	3,414	2.24	5.17

St. James's Hospital

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/Sep.1999)
Cardiac Surgery	362	112	91	18.75	74.86
Cardiology	15				100.00
Dermatology	2				100.00
E.N.T.	132	67	56	16.42	57.58
Gastro-enterology	1				100.00
Gynaecology	15	6	24	300.00	60.00
Maxillo-Facial	122	42	61	45.24	50.00
Orthopaedics	22	33	30	9.09	36.36
Plastic Surgery	198	273	241	11.72	21.72
Surgery	83	59	109	84.75	31.33
Urology	88	92	119	29.35	35.23
Vascular	552	574	390	32.06	29.35
Sub-Total – St. James's Hospital	1,592	1,258	1,121	10.89	29.59

Tallaght Hospital

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/Sep.1999)
Cardiology	76	79	52	34.18	31.58
Dermatology		1	1	0.00
E.N.T.	324	330	291	11.82	10.19
Endocrine	19				100.00
Endocrinology		23	21	8.70
Gastro-enterology	7	9	7	22.22	0.00
Gynaecology	26	52	50	3.85	92.31
Medicine	10	12	11	8.33	10.00
Nephrology	8	6	7	16.67	12.50
Neurology	7	19	14	26.32	100.00
Orthopaedics	827	716	730	1.96	11.73
Respiratory		2	3	50.00
Rheumatology	2	4	6	50.00	200.00
Surgery	143	239	211	11.72	47.55
Urology	219	206	187	9.22	14.61
Vascular	9	5	4	20.00	55.56
Sub-Total – Tallaght Hospital	1,677	1,703	1,595	6.34	4.89

Temple Street Children's Hospital (Dublin)

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/Sep.1999)
E.N.T.	666	698	611	12.46	8.26
Metabolic			16
Neurology			5
Opthalmology	96	20	7	65.00	92.71
Orthopaedics	40	35	28	20.00	30.00
Plastic Surgery	316	348	262	24.71	17.09
Surgery	135	200	131	34.50	2.96
Urology	8	4	1	75.00	87.50
Sub-Total – Temple Street Children's Hospital
(Dublin)	1,261	1,305	1,061	18.70	15.86

Tralee General Hospital

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/Sep.1999)
E.N.T.	119	95	99	4.21	16.81
Gynaecology	77	44	22	50.00	71.43
Orthopaedics	69	18	8	55.56	88.41
Surgery	143	109	118	8.26	17.48
Sub-Total – Tralee General Hospital	408	266	247	7.14	39.46

Tullamore General Hospital

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/Sep.1999)
E.N.T.	1,076	1,193	1,119	6.20	4.00
Orthopaedics	577	589	535	9.17	7.28
Surgery	32	57	64	12.28	100.00
Vascular	59	84	54	35.71	8.47
Sub-Total – Tullamore General Hospital	1,744	1,923	1,772	7.85	1.61

University College Hospital, Galway

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/Sep.1999)
Cardiology	4	6	6	0.00	50.00
E.N.T.	677	503	524	4.17	22.60
Opthalmology	905	403	297	26.30	67.18
Plastic Surgery	573	574	570	0.70	0.52
Surgery	77	93	68	26.88	11.69
Urology	14	225	212	5.78	1,414.29
Vascular	169	164	164	0.00	2.96
Sub-Total – University College Hospital, Galway	2,419	1,968	1,841	6.45	23.89

Waterford Regional Hospital, Ardkeen

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/Sep.1999)
Dental	119	32	31	3.13	73.95
Dermatology				#DIV0
E.N.T.	222	224	189	15.63	14.86
Gynaecology	138	58	34	41.38	75.36
Medicine	7	7	3	57.14	57.14
Nephrology	7	4		100.00	100.00
Opthalmology	271	229	245	6.99	9.59
Pain			10	#DIV0
Rheumatology	5	10		100.00	100.00
Surgery	80	27	30	11.11	62.50
Urology		0	0	#DIV0
Vascular		0	0	#DIV0
Sub-Total – Waterford Regional Hospital, Ardkeen	849	591	542	8.29	36.16

Wexford General Hospital

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/June 2000)	% Change(Sep. 2000/Sep.1999)
Dental	161	201	210	4.48	30.43
Gynaecology	66	43	56	30.23	15.15
Surgery	36	34	21	38.24	41.67
Vascular	39	49	33	32.65	15.38
Sub-Total – Wexford General Hospital	302	327	320	2.14	5.96

Public Waiting Lists by Specialty

Specialty	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 1999)	Public:Total on Waiting List (June 2000)	Public:Total on Waiting List (Sep. 2000)	Sep. 2000 Qtr.-June 2000 Qtr.	Sep. 2000 Qtr.-Sep. 1999 Qtr.
Cardiac Surgery	1,270	868	764	104	506
Cardiology	1,028	1,162	1,191	29	163
Dental	554	469	455	14	99
Dermatology	44	42	26	16	18
E.N.T.	7,093	7,061	6,712	349	381
Endocrine	118	142	141	1	23
Endocrinology	0	23	21	2	21
Gastro-enterology	210	324	309	15	99
Genito-Urinary		19	139	120	139
Gerontology	1	2	0	2	1
Gynaecology	2,398	1,815	1,385	430	1,013
Haematology	3		0	0	3
Infectious Disease	1	2	4	2	3
Maxillo-Facial	162	65	100	35	62
Medicine	240	47	33	14	207
Metabolic			16	16	16
Nephrology	90	141	96	45	6
Neurology	101	126	128	2	27
Neurosurgery	446	546	568	22	122
Oncology	4	5	5	0	1
Opthalmology	4,175	3,718	3,457	261	718
Orthopaedics	5,838	4,964	4,746	218	1,092
Paediatrics		0	0	0	0
Pain	440	460	488	28	48
Plastic Surgery	2,237	2,273	2,074	199	163
Psychiatry	21	7	3	4	18
Radiotherapy			0	0	0
Rehabilitation			0	0	0
Respiratory	111	167	160	7	49
Rheumatology	64	96	70	26	6
Surgery	3,016	2,985	2,656	329	360
Thoracic	64	70	69	1	5
Urology	1,233	1,610	1,534	76	301
Vascular	2,593	2,642	2,307	335	286
Overall Total	33,555	31,851	29,657	2,194	3,898

Public In-Patient Waiting List by Health Board and Hospital, 30 Sept. 2000

E.R.H.A.

Hospital	All Beds:Total on Waiting List
Beaumont Hospital	3,255
Coombe Women's Hospital	34
James Connolly Memorial Hospital (Blanchardstown)	335
Mater Misericordiae Hospital	4,155
Naas General Hospital	56
Our Lady's Hospital (Crumlin)	506
Rotunda Hospital (Dublin)	116
Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital (Dublin)	743
St. Mary's Hospital, Cappagh	751
St. Michael's Hospital (Dún Laoghaire)	229
St. Vincent's Hospital (Elm Park)	3,314
St. James's Hospital	1,121
Tallaght Hospital	1,595
Temple Street Children's Hospital (Dublin)	1,061
Sub-Total – E.R.H.A.	17,271

Midland Health Board

Hospital	All Beds:Total on Waiting List
Longford/Westmeath General Hospital (Mullingar)	35
Portlaoise General Hospital	167
Tullamore General Hospital	1,772
Sub-Total – Midland Health Board	1,974

Mid-Western Health Board

Hospital	All Beds:Total on Waiting List
Ennis General Hospital	0
Nenagh General Hospital	0
Regional Hospital (Dooradoyle), Limerick	669
Regional Orthopaedic Hospital (Croom)	205
St. John's Hospital (Limerick)	57
Sub-Total – Mid-Western Health Board	931

North-Eastern Health Board

Hospital	All Beds:Total on Waiting List
Cavan General Hospital	333
Louth County Hospital, Dundalk	1
Monaghan General Hospital	48
Our Lady of Lourdes (NEHB)	694
Our Lady's General Hospital, Navan	442
Sub-Total – North-Eastern Health Board	1,518

North-Western Health Board

Hospital	All Beds:Total on Waiting List
Letterkenny General Hospital	389
Sligo Regional Hospital	883
Sub-Total – North-Western Health Board	1,272

South-Eastern Health Board

Hospital	All Beds:Total on Waiting List
Orthopaedic Hospital, Kilcreene	498
Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel	0
St. Joseph's Hospital, Clonmel	171
St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny	404
Waterford Regional Hospital, Ardkeen	542
Wexford General Hospital	320
Sub-Total – South-Eastern Health Board	1,935

Southern Health Board

Hospital	All Beds:Total on Waiting List
Cork University Hospital	864
Mercy Hospital, Cork	371
South Infirmary/Victoria Hospital Ltd.	449
St. Mary's Hospital, Gurranebraher	537
Tralee General Hospital	247
Sub-Total – Southern Health Board	2,468

Western Health Board

Hospital	All Beds:Total on Waiting List
Mayo General Hospital, Castlebar	0
Merlin Park Regional Hospital, Galway	420
Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe	25
Roscommon General Hospital	2
University College Hospital, Galway	1,841
Sub-Total – Western Health Board	2,288

Waiting Time for Adults – Target Specialties

Cardiac Surgery

Procedure	Public:3-12 Months(Sep. 1999)	Public:12 Months and Over(Sep. 1999)	Public:3-12 Months(June 2000)	Public:12 Months and Over(June 2000)	Public:3-12 Months(Sep. 2000)	Public:12 Months and Over(Sep. 2000)
Adults (CABG)	121	565	127	460	235	341
Adults (other surgery)	173	335	78	127	32	88
Specialty Total	294	900	205	587	267	429
% of Total	24.62	75.38	25.88	74.12	38.36	61.64

E.N.T.

Procedure	Public:3-12 Months(Sep. 1999)	Public:12 Months and Over(Sep. 1999)	Public:3-12 Months(June 2000)	Public:12 Months and Over(June 2000)	Public:3-12 Months(Sep. 2000)	Public:12 Months and Over(Sep. 2000)
Adults (all E.N.T. procedures)	2,183	2,733	1,861	3,105	1,953	2,779
Specialty Total	2,183	2,733	1,861	3,105	1,953	2,779
% of Total	44.41	55.59	37.47	62.53	41.27	58.73

Gynaecology

Procedure	Public:3-12 Months(Sep. 1999)	Public:12 Months and Over(Sep. 1999)	Public:3-12 Months(June 2000)	Public:12 Months and Over(June 2000)	Public:3-12 Months(Sep. 2000)	Public:12 Months and Over(Sep. 2000)
All procedures	1,743	654	1,183	632	991	394
Specialty Total	1,743	654	1,183	632	991	394
% of Total	72.72	27.28	65.18	34.82	71.55	28.45

Opthalmology

Procedure	Public:3-12 Months(Sep. 1999)	Public:12 Months and Over(Sep. 1999)	Public:3-12 Months(June 2000)	Public:12 Months and Over(June 2000)	Public:3-12 Months(Sep. 2000)	Public:12 Months and Over(Sep. 2000)
Adults (cataracts)	1,900	1,068	1,836	933	1,789	734
Adults (other procedures)	580	317	362	323	342	365
Specialty Total	2,480	1,385	2,198	1,256	2,131	1,099
% of Total	64.17	35.83	63.64	36.36	65.98	34.02

Orthopaedics

Procedure	Public:3-12 Months(Sep. 1999)	Public:12 Months and Over(Sep. 1999)	Public:3-12 Months(June 2000)	Public:12 Months and Over(June 2000)	Public:3-12 Months(Sep. 2000)	Public:12 Months and Over(Sep. 2000)
Other elective procedures	1,410	1,761	1,443	1,751	1,494	1,474
Other joint replacements	297	370			43	69
Total hip replacements	713	515	627	406	641	380
Total knee replacements	365	298	341	278	317	235
Specialty Total	2,785	2,944	2,411	2,435	2,495	2,158
% of Total	48.61	51.39	49.75	50.25	53.62	46.38

Plastic Surgery

Procedure	Public:3-12 Months(Sep. 1999)	Public:12 Months and Over(Sep. 1999)	Public:3-12 Months(June 2000)	Public:12 Months and Over(June 2000)	Public:3-12 Months(Sep. 2000)	Public:12 Months and Over(Sep. 2000)
Adults (cosmetic)	73	91	88	294	35	83
Adults (functional)	674	836	492	814	469	969
Specialty Total	747	927	580	1,108	504	1,052
% of Total	44.62	55.38	34.36	65.64	32.39	67.61

Surgery

Procedure	Public:3-12 Months(Sep. 1999)	Public:12 Months and Over(Sep. 1999)	Public:3-12 Months(June 2000)	Public:12 Months and Over(June 2000)	Public:3-12 Months(Sep. 2000)	Public:12 Months and Over(Sep. 2000)
All procedures	1,716	1,116	1,823	916	1,507	964
Specialty Total	1,716	1.116	1,823	916	1,507	964
% of Total	60.59	39.41	66.56	33.44	60.99	39.01

Urology

Procedure	Public:3-12 Months(Sep. 1999)	Public:12 Months and Over(Sep. 1999)	Public:3-12 Months(June 2000)	Public:12 Months and Over(June 2000)	Public:3-12 Months(Sep. 2000)	Public:12 Months and Over(Sep. 2000)
All procedures	649	530	736	819	674	836
Specialty Total	649	530	736	819	674	836
% of Total	55.05	44.95	47.33	52.67	44.64	55.36

Vascular

Procedure	Public:3-12 Months(Sep. 1999)	Public:12 Months and Over(Sep. 1999)	Public:3-12 Months(June 2000)	Public:12 Months and Over(June 2000)	Public:3-12 Months(Sep. 2000)	Public:12 Months and Over(Sep. 2000)
Other procedures	209	220	219	244	137	226
Varicose veins	649	1,514	553	1,625	542	1,401
Specialty Total	858	1,734	772	1,869	679	1,627
% of Total	33.10	66.90	29.23	70.77	29.44	70.56
Grand Total	13,455	12,923	11,769	12,727	11,201	11,338
% of Grand Total	45.07	43.29	42.13	45.56	43.69	44.23

Waiting Times for Children – Target Specialties

Cardiac Surgery

Procedure	Public:3-6 Months(Sep. 1999)	Public:6 Months and Over(Sep. 1999)	Public:3-6 Months(June 2000)	Public:6 Months and Over(June 2000)	Public:3-6 Months(Sep. 2000)	Public:6 Months and Over(Sep. 2000)
Children (all procedures)	11	65	10	66	4	64
Specialty Total	11	65	10	66	4	64
% of Total	14.47	85.53	13.16	86.84	5.88	94.12

E.N.T.

Procedure	Public:3-6 Months(Sep. 1999)	Public:6 Months and Over(Sep. 1999)	Public:3-6 Months(June 2000)	Public:6 Months and Over(June 2000)	Public:3-6 Months(Sep. 2000)	Public:6 Months and Over(Sep. 2000)
Children (grommets)	160	174	73	211	110	164
Children (other procedures)	106	253	96	290	141	252
Children (tonsils/adenoids)	427	1,057	388	1,037	350	963
Specialty Total	693	1,484	557	1,538	601	1,379
% of Total	31.83	68.17	28.59	73.41	30.35	69.65

Gynaecology

Procedure	Public:3-6 Months(Sep. 1999)	Public:6 Months and Over(Sep. 1999)	Public:3-6 Months(June 2000)	Public:6 Months and Over(June 2000)	Public:3-6 Months(Sep. 2000)	Public:6 Months and Over(Sep. 2000)
All procedures	1	0	0	0
Specialty Total	1	0	0	0
% of Total	100.00	0.00	#DIV/0	#DIV/0

Opthalmology

Procedure	Public:3-6 Months(Sep. 1999)	Public:6 Months and Over(Sep. 1999)	Public:3-6 Months(June 2000)	Public:6 Months and Over(June 2000)	Public:3-6 Months(Sep. 2000)	Public:6 Months and Over(Sep. 2000)
Children (all procedures)	70	240	76	188	71	156
Specialty Total	70	240	76	188	71	156
% of Total	22.58	77.42	28.79	71.21	31.28	68.72

Orthopaedics

Procedure	Public:3-6 Months(Sep. 1999)	Public:6 Months and Over(Sep. 1999)	Public:3-6 Months(June 2000)	Public:6 Months and Over(June 2000)	Public:3-6 Months(Sep. 2000)	Public:6 Months and Over(Sep. 2000)
Other elective procedures	37	72	37	81	29	64
Specialty Total	37	72	37	81	29	64
% of Total	33.94	66.06	31.36	68.64	31.18	68.82

Plastic Surgery

Procedure	Public:3-6 Months(Sep. 1999)	Public:6 Months and Over(Sep. 1999)	Public:3-6 Months(June 2000)	Public:6 Months and Over(June 2000)	Public:3-6 Months(Sep. 2000)	Public:6 Months and Over(Sep. 2000)
Children (all procedures)	114	449	117	468	90	428
Specialty Total	114	449	117	468	90	428
% of Total	20.25	79.75	20.00	80.00	17.37	82.63

Surgery

Procedure	Public:3-6 Months(Sep. 1999)	Public:6 Months and Over(Sep. 1999)	Public:3-6 Months(June 2000)	Public:6 Months and Over(June 2000)	Public:3-6 Months(Sep. 2000)	Public:6 Months and Over(Sep. 2000)
All procedures	81	103	117	129	69	116
Specialty Total	81	103	117	129	69	116
% of Total	44.02	55.98	47.56	52.44	37.30	62.70

Urology

Procedure	Public:3-6 Months(Sep. 1999)	Public:6 Months and Over(Sep. 1999)	Public:3-6 Months(June 2000)	Public:6 Months and Over(June 2000)	Public:3-6 Months(Sep. 2000)	Public:6 Months and Over(Sep. 2000)
All procedures	11	43	22	33	8	16
Specialty Total	11	43	22	33	8	16
% of Total	20.37	79.63	40.00	60.00	33.33	66.67

Vascular

Procedure	Public:3-6 Months(Sep. 1999)	Public:6 Months and Over(Sep. 1999)	Public:3-6 Months(June 2000)	Public:6 Months and Over(June 2000)	Public:3-6 Months(Sep. 2000)	Public:6 Months and Over(Sep. 2000)
Other procedures	1	0	0	1	0	1
Specialty Total	1	0	0	1	0	1
% of Total	100.00	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	100.00
Grand Total	1,019	2,456	936	2,504	872	2,224
% of Grand Total	3.41	8.23	3.35	8.96	3.40	8.68