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Hospital Services

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 May 2012

Tuesday, 1 May 2012

Ceisteanna (514, 515)

Billy Timmins

Ceist:

590 Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Health the position regarding transplants (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21194/12]

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Finian McGrath

Ceist:

617 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding living-donor kidney transplants. [21331/12]

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I propose to take Questions Nos. 590 and 617 together.

The total number of both living and deceased donor kidney transplants increased at Beaumont Hospital from 172 in 2010 to 192 in 2011. While this increase is to be welcomed, I am aware that there is an urgent need to expand the kidney transplantation programme at the Hospital to provide transplantation to the large number of patients who are waiting for kidney donation. For many patients transplantation is now the treatment of choice for end stage organ failure. Transplantation adds years of life as well as quality of life to organ recipients.

In November 2011, Beaumont Hospital submitted a proposal to the HSE to develop a purpose-built transplant unit on site and to develop the national kidney transplant services. The plan envisages increasing the number of transplants to around 250 per annum and it outlines the capital and revenue costs. Discussions are underway between the Hospital and the HSE to identify the resources to implement the expansion of the transplantation programme at the earliest opportunity.

The following revised reply was received on 1 May 2012

I propose to take Questions Nos. 590 and 617 together.

The total number of both living and deceased donor kidney transplants increased at Beaumont Hospital from 121 in 2010 to 192 in 2011. While this increase is to be welcomed, I am aware that there is an urgent need to expand the kidney transplantation programme at the Hospital to provide transplantation to the large number of patients who are waiting for kidney donation. For many patients transplantation is now the treatment of choice for end stage organ failure. Transplantation adds years of life as well as quality of life to organ recipients.

In November 2011, Beaumont Hospital submitted a proposal to the HSE to develop a purpose-built transplant unit on site and to develop the national kidney transplant services. The plan envisages increasing the number of transplants to around 250 per annum and it outlines the capital and revenue costs. Discussions are underway between the Hospital and the HSE to identify the resources to implement the expansion of the transplantation programme at the earliest opportunity.

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