National Treatment Purchase Fund Waiting Times

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 February 2017

Thursday, 9 February 2017

Ceisteanna (198)

Billy Kelleher

Ceist:

198. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the National Treatment Purchase Fund pre-planned list for the end of each year 2011 to 2015 inclusive in tabular form; and the number waiting on the list for up to three months, three to six months, six to nine months, nine to 12 months, 12 to 15 months, 15 to 18 months, and more than 18 months, in tabular form. [6518/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Health

I wish to advise the Deputy that the pre-planned list data was not collected until 2014. There were 32,819 patients on the NTPF Pre-planned list at the end of December 2014 and 50,261 patients at the end of December 2015.

In relation to the particular query raised, I have asked the NTPF to provide the information sought by the Deputy and I will forward this information to him as soon as it is available.