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reform hospital waiting lists and waiting times. Since the commencement of the action plan approach, the health service has seen significant progress in reducing the length of time patients are waiting, including a reduction of 56%, or 157,000, in the number of patients waiting over 12 months … provided in Cork by Cork University Hospital and South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital, with CUH being the trauma centre and South Infirmary providing elective procedures. I was interested to read that the waiting lists in CUH and the South Infirmary are like chalk and cheese. There are currently

health system. When that door is locked or costs too much to open, so much else backs up behind it, leading to hospital waiting lists, overcrowded emergency departments and untreated illnesses in our communities. The evidence collected by Deputy Rice is overwhelming. Our party survey shows that while

appointment time. There is some glimmer of hope with regard to outsourcing theatre capacity in Cork to private hospitals over the coming months to cater for the long waiting lists while we wait for the surgical hub to open in CUH in quarter 3. I would encourage … Minister of State to engage with the HSE and ask it to facilitate some private capacity in private hospitals to deal with the emergent outpatient waiting list. It is chronic. To have 7,444 people waiting in Cork for a basic outpatient appointment for orthopaedics is unacceptable

also support additional contingency measures and the scoping exercise referred to by the Minister of State, linking in with the Dublin hospital because we have waiting lists. I alluded to the fact 1,800 children, mostly under the age of five are on the waiting list, including Rory

addition, CHI manages and delivers paediatric dermatology services across the three paediatric hospitals in Dublin. CHI is currently focused on reducing the numbers waiting, as well as reducing the waiting times, on the dermatology outpatient lists. I acknowledge the impact on patients and their families who have … quality patient-centred care and best practice remains at the centre of all hospital activity. Having said that, I see exactly the point he is making. I checked this morning and the waiting lists are extremely high, especially for children seeking dermatology supports. There has been a small

prioritise additional funding and workforce supports specifically for orthopaedic services at the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital. A focused plan must be developed to reduce outpatient waiting lists and restore confidence in the system. I do not see this plan at the moment, which worries me. Pain should

model 4 hospital. Maybe that is the reason behind it but I am only thinking out loud. This is my sixth year in the Department of Health. I understand that decisions are made at times. A lot of people are on waiting lists for elective surgery. We have … await those, the surgical hubs will be in place. That will take down a huge amount of capacity for his constituents who are waiting for treatment

orthopaedic surgeons based at Cork University Hospital and the South Infirmary Hospital. One vacant whole-time equivalent post is due to be filled by March 2026, which should have an impact. To return to the waiting list, in the last six months, 3,174 people have come onto

that Harvey Morrison Sherratt was taken off the waiting list for clinical reasons. That is a very broad brush. We also know that 20% of the cancellations are unaccounted for at the moment. We are not told in which hospitals this is happening and we are also told

with the Royal Victoria Ear and Eye Hospital in Dublin with a view to supporting Tipperary south. It has undertaken discussions with a private agency and a scoping exercise is being conducted in this regard, acknowledging the long waiting list and the likes of the two kids

routine referrals carry waiting times of approximately 18 months. Some children in my constituency whose parents have been in contact with my office were referred in 2023 and remain on the list. In the interim, families are advised to contact the clinic in University Hospital Waterford if concerns

cannot find a GP who will accept new patients. One practice in a small town in my constituency has a waiting list of 200 people and that list is currently closed. We have seen rapid population growth, particularly in north Wexford, the Gorey-Courtown corridor and parts … should not be happening. It is crazy. As a result, hospital accident and emergency departments are being used as a stopgap. It is unsafe, unsustainable and places even greater pressure on emergency staff, contributing to longer waiting times. Private patients currently have no mechanism for GP assignment through

counselling support. I hope in a follow-up with the Minister for Health she can liaise with it to help it reduce its waiting list. It must be difficult for those who have suffered such terrible attacks to have that trauma compounded by an absence of counselling support … SATU, in Limerick. I appreciate that there is availability of forensic medical examination in University Hospital Limerick. However, this service is only available in the evening time when somebody presents at the hospital. There is no forensic medical examination available prior to 7 p.m. When a rape

received in reply to a recent parliamentary question show that HSE west-north west accounted for 1,263 delayed transfers of care from hospital into the community due to lack of access to residential care, care in the community and rehabilitation. That accounts for one third … people in receipt of disability. We are talking about Roscommon, Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal and west Cavan. We have the longest waiting lists for primary care, the longest number of hours on trolleys and the longest delay between diagnosis of cancer and getting to cancer treatment

lack of emergency accommodation in the city, with people being turned away from emergency accommodation every single night. Staff working in the University Hospital Limerick have told me there are approximately 12 or more people staying in the accident and emergency department every single night to keep … issue raised with me is the need for housing. There are approximately 2,000 people on Limerick's housing list and these figures are growing. People are waiting years without any prospect of getting a home. Increasing numbers of notices to quit has left many people desperate with

increase for An Post and Eircom pensioners. Deputy John Connolly - To discuss the HSE's refined scope and budget for the planned elective hospitals. Deputy Mark Wall - To discuss the Moone to Timolin cycle path. Deputy Malcolm Byrne - To discuss the review of the Garda vetting process … Dublin 2. Deputy Tom Brabazon - To discuss the principle of pay parity in Irish law. Deputy Réada Cronin - Post-primary school waiting lists in North Kildare. Deputy Colm Burke - To discuss the recruitment and employment of paediatric dermatology consultants in the south-west region. Deputy Pearse Doherty

hospital care. Since commencement of the multi-annual action plan approach, significant progress has been made in reducing the length of time hospital patients are waiting. The new regional structures within the HSE have been established with the six new health regions and 20 integrated healthcare areas. Health … three years, an additional €44 million, which is an increase of 32%, has been allocated to support CAMHS to increase core staffing, reduce waiting lists and expand CAMHS hubs to improve crisis cover for services. In budget 2026, funding has been allocated to develop a new CAMHS emergency

single biggest emergency that families and communities face in Ireland. It affects every aspect of our society, from families languishing on council housing lists for 16 years and more, never sure if the dreaded eviction notice is going to land, to teachers, nurses, doctors, gardaí and skilled workers … move abroad where they can afford mortgages and rents. They cannot do it here. All this is happening while the vulture funds hover, waiting to buy up entire estates. There is nothing acceptable about vulture funds bulk-buying at the expense of workers, families and struggling home buyers

Boys' National School, Lucan. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher - To discuss an application for port listing of Killybegs in line with new regulations. Deputy John Paul O'Shea - To discuss delays in waiting times for outpatient appointments with consultant orthopaedic surgeons in Cork. Deputy Barry Ward - To discuss … need in Cork schools and the cuts to SNA provision. Deputy Gary Gannon - To discuss the urgent critical expansion required at the Rotunda hospital. Deputies David Cullinane, Conor D. McGuinness - To discuss the allocation of special needs assistants in County Waterford. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae - To discuss

list for a two-bedroom property but is still awaiting to be processed on the HMD form. The list just goes on. This is just a snapshot of cases I am dealing with in my office. These people are all on the lists for two-bedroom or three … coming down the line. They have been on the older person's housing list for seven years. The council has given them no reassurance, telling them they are No. 38 on the list. Obviously they are terrified as older people, at those ages, that they will

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

Central Mental Hospital in Portrane and other National Forensic Mental Health Service (NFMHS) facilities that remain unavailable due to staffing or operational delays, and the reasons why they are not yet operational; the average waiting time for transfer and the number of individuals who have waited … over 12 months in inappropriate prison settings; the impact of the January 2026 suspension of “therapeutic bail” on the waiting list and on the timely access to hospital care for minor offenders; whether she is satisfied that current staffing, resourcing, and operational arrangements are sufficient to protect

resolve the ongoing industrial action involving physiologists; the assessment of the impact of this dispute on diagnostic capacity, waiting lists, and service sustainability at Sligo University Hospital; and if she will engage with the union (details supplied) and the HSE to address pay inequities and support recruitment

Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list to see a consultant plastic surgeon at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown for a first appointment. [11594/26

years, 2023, 2024, and 2025; the number of patients currently on the waiting list for this service as of January 2026; if she has considered offering this service in other regional hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7720/26

person (details supplied) who has been awaiting a total knee replacement for over five years at Beaumont Hospital; the reason, despite the length of time on the waiting list and the clinical complexity of the case, surgery has still not being scheduled; the steps which are being taken

Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see a consultant respiratory medicine based at St Vincent's University Hospital. [15437/26

Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists and average waiting times for each type of cancer treatment at the University Hospital Galway cancer centre; and the compliance rate with key performance indicators and standards in this area, in tabular form

from 1 January to 31 December, broken down by specialist areas in St. James's Hospital (details supplied); if the patients treated via an insourcing procedure were on a validated active waiting list waiting in all cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12746/26

from 1 January to 31 December, broken down by specialist areas in Beaumont Hospital (details supplied); if the patients treated via an insourcing procedure were on a validated active waiting list waiting in all cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12747/26

from 1 January to 31 December, broken down by specialist areas in The Mater Hospital (details supplied); if the patients treated via an insourcing procedure were on a validated active waiting list waiting in all cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12748/26

January to 31 December, broken down by specialist areas in St. Vincent's University Hospital (details supplied); if the patients treated via an insourcing procedure were on a validated active waiting list waiting in all cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12749/26

from 1 January to 31 December, broken down by specialist areas in Limerick University Hospital (details supplied); if the patients treated via an insourcing procedure were on a validated active waiting list waiting in all cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12751/26

from 1 January to 31 December, broken down by specialist areas in Waterford University Hospital (details supplied); if the patients treated via an insourcing procedure were on a validated active waiting list waiting in all cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12752/26

from 1 January to 31 December, broken down by specialist areas in Portiuncula University Hospital (details supplied); if the patients treated via an insourcing procedure were on a validated active waiting list waiting in all cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12753/26

from 1 January to 31 December, broken down by specialist areas in Cavan General Hospital (details supplied); if the patients treated via an insourcing procedure were on a validated active waiting list waiting in all cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12754/26

from 1 January to 31 December, broken down by specialist areas in Louth County Hospital (details supplied); if the patients treated via an insourcing procedure were on a validated active waiting list waiting in all cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12755/26

from 1 January to 31 December, broken down by specialist areas in University Hospital Galway (details supplied); if the patients treated via an insourcing procedure were on a validated active waiting list waiting in all cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12750/26