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want to be compassionate. We know the benefits of migration. This country is better as a result of immigration. The Deputy referenced hospital waiting lists. I shudder to think how high they would be if we did not have so many people coming from abroad, working

lists at the hospital. I will raise one example, the case of a constituent, Margaret, who contacted me recently. Margaret saw a consultant in Beaumont hospital after her GP found two lumps in her breast. This consultant then referred her to the BreastCheck unit in Beaumont hospital … Beaumont hospital is to receive capital investment but there needs to be a sense of urgency for everyone like Margaret who face unacceptable waiting times. These delays have life-altering consequences. By the HSE's figures there are currently 3,412 patients on the wait list for inpatient

private companies. It has been alleged in one case that a consultant, who created a private firm to read scans, used the hospital public waiting lists to funnel work through rostering into his own private company. It is an incredible situation and a major conflict of interest … private providers were owned or part-owned by two separate UHL employees. A third company was owned by a HSE employee with another hospital. This corroborates the allegations of this practice happening that have been made to me. That report states that the Government was getting a handle

simply not enough. The Minister of State said in his response that there has been a significant increase in waiting lists in Beaumont Hospital since last year. When we look at this, of those 40,000 on the waiting list, 2,500 have been waiting for more than

treatment for urinary incontinence in women. Deputy Michael Cahill - To discuss boat operations to Sceilg Mhicíl. Deputy Rory Hearne - To discuss waiting lists at Beaumont Hospital. Deputy Dessie Ellis - To discuss funding for An Saol Foundation CLG's plan to relocate to a new campus in Ballymun

representing the Government’s commitment to reducing waiting times for patients and improving access to hospital care. In keeping with this commitment, significant funding of €420 million was allocated to the waiting list action plan for 2025, with €190 million for the HSE and €230 million … increase on the full year 2023 and reflects the continuing demands on our hospitals. With increased investment across the public hospital system and through the 2025 waiting list action plan, the Department of Health, the HSE and the NTPF are taking the next steps in progressing the multi

promises from Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, which have not tackled any of the waiting lists. I heard the Minister for Health conducted a spot-check in the emergency room in University Hospital Limerick recently. I would like her to do the same in Cavan and Monaghan … needs to be done. I am giving the Minister a solution to the problem - put the proper equipment into Monaghan hospital and that will reduce waiting lists. This is needed in Monaghan for the restoration in full of each service taken away by Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael

remaining time to deal with the other issue that came into the public domain regarding the potential manipulation of public waiting lists. Again, I have a high regard for consultants, who do a fantastic job. I am on record as supporting the Government in putting in place … public hospitals. However, I have been concerned for some time about the use of public money for insourcing in hospitals to deal with waiting lists. It is necessary and we know we need waiting list initiatives because waiting times are too high. However, I have been raising concerns

concerning. Under initiatives to reduce waiting lists, the HSE can outsource to private hospitals under the surgical services framework and the private provider framework. The HSE looks internally within and across hospital sites to deliver insourcing pathways. As part of the waiting list action plan, there … focus on deploying additional weekend, evening and out-of-hours activity to reduce overall waiting lists. I understand that at the request of the Minister for Health, the CEO of the HSE has initiated a detailed survey of all insourcing activity in the HSE which will be assigned

ensure the new elective hospital in Cork is delivered. The project needs to be fast-tracked. The waiting lists in Cork are absolutely scandalous. The need for this elective hospital and for elective surgeries is absolutely huge. In Sarsfield Court, we have a perfect site of nearly

Donegal and waiting lists are growing. These are older people who need essential care and their families need respite. The knock-on effect of this is that we also have a profound crisis in our major acute hospital, Letterkenny University Hospital. Beds in that hospital could be freed … every single week but because of the growing waiting list, we have a knock-on crisis. If there is a failure in recruiting the necessary numbers of home care assistants and a lack of beds in community hospitals, there will be a bottleneck at the emergency department

services in Dublin, and that advice was reportedly sought due to concern over issues around scoliosis surgery waiting lists, delays in appointments and outrageous overspends with the national children’s hospital. Now, we have these recent very serious revelations. Can the Taoiseach give assurances that there will

over the last number of years through the multi-annual waiting list action plan, including €420 million this year. As I said, this investment, together with additional significant investment across our health budget, means our acute hospitals are delivering higher levels of activity than ever before … Beaumont Hospital have increased significantly during a five-year period. However, despite the increased level of activity, we are seeing a growing and an ageing population, which is leading to an increased demand and unprecedented levels of additions to our waiting times and waiting lists. As the Deputy

just like everyone else. The Government should clear the waiting lists. It is no secret that people are waiting months, even years, for procedures. That is not just frustrating; it is dangerous. We support using private hospitals, both in the Republic and Northern Ireland, to get people

currently only three adult eating disorder beds in St. Vincent's University Hospital in Dublin. As of yesterday, nobody was waiting for a bed, which is unusual. There is normally a waiting list but there was no waiting list yesterday. We are trying to grow the number

this State where someone goes to a GP, is referred to a consultant and is then on that consultant’s list. There are bespoke options in some hospitals and some now operate what is called a centralised referral system. However, it was not the case in every situation … case in every situation. As I said, there is the potential for a perverse incentive for a consultant to manipulate public waiting lists and delay people getting access to care. In this case, the allegation is that it was with children - which makes it all the worse

access to MRI services in Cavan. However, the waiting list in Cavan is significant, with more than 500 people waiting for over three months, an additional 500 people waiting for six months to a year and 58 people waiting for over a year. The HSE assures me that … need of a scan are waiting three months to a year. Some 58 people are waiting for more than 12 months and we are told there is not a need to examine the possibility of a machine in Monaghan Hospital and the impact it would have. The gall

waiting for funding to be allocated. The waiting list was approximately 17% higher at the same time last year. Priority is given to those in the community with acute needs and those assessed and in hospitals who can return home with supports

travel outside of my area to put pressure on hospitals in other areas that are already under immense pressure. Balbriggan Primary Care Centre cannot even provide immunisation facilities for older people and children. There is a chronic waiting list for GPs in north County Dublin. It is acute

younger people can access 20 dedicated eating disorder beds across the four CAMHS inpatient units. As of the most recent update available, the waiting list nationally to access beds in CAMHS units, for those aged 18 and under, due to eating disorders … capacity on a case-by-case basis and through the three specialist eating disorder beds at St. Vincent’s Hospital. As of yesterday evening, no one was waiting to access the beds at St. Vincent's. A review of adult bed capacity for specialist eating disorder beds

clear that I am an advocate of the public health system. If people want to have private health insurance and go to private hospitals, they are welcome to do so. This is a free country. However, I am a Minister trying to implement a public system with … dissuaded from that. That is important. However, it is also important that we use the levers we have to address the waiting lists where we can because that means our constituents, our people, getting operations today instead of some other time, while we all go on this transition

critical of one of its consultants. That report found the consultant earned more than €35,000 by keeping very young children on a waiting list for years. They were eventually treated using the NTPF when they were transferred to the consultant's weekend clinic, but they could have … detected by clinical oversight. They came to light because of whistleblowers and a random review. Even when potential fraud and abuse of waiting lists were detected, the wagons were circled. The HSE, the Department of Health, the National Treatment Purchase Fund and the Medical Council were never notified

transforming children's healthcare. We are going to be responsible for making sure that parents who slept on cold, hard floors in Crumlin hospital last night can have bed facilities. We are going to be responsible for children having single ensuite rooms. We are going to be responsible … that will have more theatres than ever before, will have open spaces for our children, will have improved medical outcomes and will tackle waiting lists. Nobody gets everything right in politics. Many lessons have been learned. Before the Deputy asks me what that means, I will tell

with the HSE on the particular matter to see what we can do to make further improvements to reduce the numbers on the waiting lists. It is fair to say there has been significant investment in the area, certainly over the past five years. It is my role … looking for additional hours and for people who need a new service. There is a key focus on people coming out of hospitals who have that acute need

fair. Almost 100,000 people are on the carer's allowance. These are our mothers, fathers and neighbours keeping loved ones out of hospital beds with their own two hands, but we punish them with a cruel, bureaucratic means test. A threshold of €450 for a single person … sacrifice. It is worth more than figures on a page. In 2024, more than 5,000 people were waiting for home support. That is not a list; it is a line of hardship. The Government has been rolling out this statutory home care scheme since

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of waiting lists at University Hospital Kerry, broken down by speciality, in each of the years 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23535/25

Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the length of the waiting list in Crumlin Childrens Hospital dental section; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24066/25

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of average accident and emergency waiting list times, broken down by hospital, in each of the years 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23536/25

Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of people on waiting lists for a gynaecologist appointment, per hospital, from each quarter in 2024 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [26085/25

Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for adults special care needs GA waiting list for routine dental care in each hospital, in tabular form. [23782/25

Minister for Health whether she is aware that the waiting time for adult special care needs general admission waiting list for routine dental care in Mallow General Hospital is over two years. [24152/25

Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if it is the case that only patients on waiting lists under the care of the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital will be referred to the Swords surgical hub when it opens later this year for their procedures

Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting orthopaedic surgery in each hospital, in tabular form; and the measures planned to alleviate waiting lists for surgery under this speciality. [25951/25

Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the current waiting lists for CT and MRI scans at Monaghan and Cavan hospitals. [24126/25

Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on wait lists at the supra-regional endometriosis specialist centres in Tallaght and Cork University Maternity Hospital and five regional endometriosis hubs in the Rotunda, the Coombe Hospital, the National Maternity Hospital, University Hospital Limerick