Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 March 2017
402. Deputy Tom Neville asked the Minister for Health if he will address the issue of the long waiting list for cataract surgery within the UL Hospitals group; the number that are on the waiting list for surgery; the number that are on the waiting list referred to but yet to be seen by an ophthalmic surgeon; the longest period of time that a person is on a waiting list for cataract surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15386/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraUnder 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.
The National Waiting List Management Policy, A standardised approach to managing scheduled care treatment for in-patient, day case and planned procedures, January 2014, has been developed to ensure that all administrative, managerial and clinical staff follow an agreed national minimum standard for the management and administration of waiting lists for scheduled care. This policy, which has been adopted by the HSE, sets out the processes that hospitals are to implement to manage waiting lists.
In relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
