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Showing questions asked by Ken O'Flynn under the heading Hospital Waiting Lists.

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Ken O'Flynn Written 21 Oct 2026 · to Health
243. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on the waiting list for a heart transplant and for a lung transplant at the end of each quarter from quarter 1 2025 to date in 2026; and the average waiting time in each case, in tabular form. [74798/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Health
622. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on the waiting list for the mole mapping service at Cork University Hospital when it ceased; the length of time each had been waiting; the date on which letters issued to their referring GPs, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70289/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Health
676. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently on the inpatient and day case waiting list for ENT procedures at the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital, Cork, broken down by length of time waiting; whether any reduction in anaesthetic staffing or funding has reduced theatre capacity for ENT lists at the hospital in 2026; the number of ENT theatre sessions cancelled or …
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2422. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently awaiting elective procedures in Children’s Health Ireland broken down by Clinical Priority Category; and the average waiting time within each category. [44064/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2430. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE, NTPF or any acute hospital records separately the number of orthopaedic patients removed from waiting lists through administrative validation due to non-response, patient choice, treatment elsewhere, clinical review or other reasons; and if so, to provide the figures for 2025. [44072/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2431. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether an audit, review or analysis has been undertaken since 2020 to determine the number of patients removed from orthopaedic waiting lists through administrative validation who subsequently re-presented, were re-referred or were restored to a waiting list for the same condition; and if so, to provide details. [44073/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Health
1193. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of patients removed from orthopaedic outpatient waiting lists through administrative validation in 2025, broken down by hospital, waiting-time band and reason for removal. [39036/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Health
1194. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of patients removed from orthopaedic inpatient or day-case waiting lists through administrative validation in 2025, broken down by hospital, waiting-time band and reason for removal. [39037/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Health
1195. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if an audit will be carried out to establish how many orthopaedic patients removed through administrative validation in 2025 were later re-presented or were re-referred for the same condition. [39038/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Health
1196. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if the HSE or NTPF records the full waiting time from GP referral to completed orthopaedic procedure; and if not, if the absence of full-pathway waiting-time data has been assessed as a governance risk. [39039/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
741. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department of Health has carried out any national analysis of the relationship between agency staffing expenditure and reductions in hospital waiting lists since the commencement of the multi-annual waiting list action plan approach in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36316/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · to Health
969. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time from GP referral to SCAN assessment in 2025; and if she will provide the longest recorded waiting times by region. [32477/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
842. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total number of outpatient appointments classified as "did not attend" in each week from January 2025 to date in 2026, broken down by hospital group. [28182/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
843. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the methodology used by the HSE to record and classify the reasons for outpatient non-attendance. [28183/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
844. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether patients are required to explicitly state a reason for non-attendance in order for it to be recorded as attributable to a specific cause. [28184/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
845. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any guidance or instruction was issued to HSE staff in April 2026 regarding the categorisation or reporting of non-attendance figures. [28185/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
846. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient non-attendance cases attributed to transport issues, cost of living pressures, or protest-related disruption in each week from January 2025 to date. [28186/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3119. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see a consultant oral and maxillo-facial surgeon at South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital. [25978/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Health
1058. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the mean and median waiting time, by hospital group, for a first outpatient assessment in publicly funded chronic pain services at end-December 2025; and the number of persons on those waiting lists in each hospital group. [9503/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Health
1059. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting longer than six months and longer than twelve months, by hospital group, for a first outpatient assessment in publicly funded chronic pain services at end-December 2025. [9504/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Health
1060. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the longest waiting time recorded nationally at end-December 2025 for a first outpatient assessment in publicly funded chronic pain services; and the hospital group and hospital in which that longest waiting time occurred. [9505/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Health
1061. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE or the National Treatment Purchase Fund hold waiting-list data for publicly funded chronic pain services in time bands, including persons waiting longer than six months and longer than twelve months, for first outpatient assessment lists; and if not, the reason such time-band data is not produced where mean and median waiting-time data is produced…
Ken O'Flynn Written 4 Dec 2025 · to Health
457. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for first-time chronic pain appointments in each hospital group; the number of people aged over 65 on each waiting list; and the measures being introduced to reduce these waiting times. [68701/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Health
660. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has carried out any assessment of the impact of non-medically indicated circumcision procedures on surgical waiting lists, day-case capacity and resource allocation, and to publish any findings. [68055/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Health
668. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the current national waiting times for chronic pain assessment and treatment at primary, secondary and tertiary levels; and the longest wait recorded in each hospital group. [68065/25]