Hospital Waiting Lists

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 July 2015

Tuesday, 7 July 2015

Ceisteanna (378)

Colm Keaveney

Ceist:

378. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 848 of 9 June 2015, and the response from the Health Service Executive of 30 June 2015, which quoted the mean waiting time for orthopaedic surgery in Galway University Hospital as 103 days and the median waiting time as 59 days, the position in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway, if he will reconcile these two cases with the statistics quoted by the executive for Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27421/15]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Health

Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual. In relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and my officials will follow the matter up.

Question No. 379 answered with Question No. 332.