Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 April 2016
471. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the status of the future of kidney transplants; the number of such transplants performed in each of the past five years; if a second transplant hospital will be immediately designated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5631/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe kidney transplant programme continues at Beaumont Hospital. The number of such transplants performed for each of the past five years was as follows:
|
Year |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
|
Deceased Kidney Transplants |
165 |
131 |
147 |
112 |
120 |
|
Living Kidney Donor Transplants |
27 |
32 |
38 |
40 |
33 |
|
Total Kidney Transplants |
192 |
163 |
185 |
152 |
153 |
Heart and lung transplants are carried out in the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital and liver transplants are performed in St. Vincent’s University Hospital, where pancreas transplantation will also commence shortly. There are no plans for organ transplantation at other hospitals.
