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being compounded by a deep sense of betrayal and abandonment by successive Governments. The scoliosis waiting list action plan 2017 was jointly developed by the HSE and children's hospital group and has failed to deliver, despite the fact that as part of the proposal to address … spinal fusion waiting list a number of children were identified as being clinically appropriate to have their scoliosis surgery in other hospitals, such as the Mater, Cappagh and Temple Street. I would like to know how many additional nurses and consultants have started in the service since then

service that the HSE recruitment policies are preventing it from recruiting the necessary assistants to get those waiting lists down. That also has a knock-on impact on Letterkenny University Hospital. I wish to get a sense of what is happening and why it is happening

cancer diagnosis. He was waiting for radiotherapy and contacted the hospital in Galway, which he has to travel to all the way from Leitrim, and was told he was on a waiting list. After several weeks of my office trying to deal with the HSE, he was finally … thing. There are delays and there is difficulty in accessing treatment and in getting diagnostics. When we talk to the clinicians and the hospitals, they tell us that staffing, medical equipment and facilities are all problems. All of these things need to be dealt with. While the Government

House about that reasonably shortly, because I want to see it published. I would like to refer to the paediatric spinal surgery waiting lists, both to acknowledge the work that is being done alongside reforms and the very real challenges with this service and how they are being … years, but we want to see more. What matters most is the length of time that children are waiting. There has been an improvement in the longest wait lists. At the end of 2025, 47% of those on the CHI active waiting list were within Sláintecare targets, compared

waiting lists are growing. There are 324 people waiting. That is not just about those families and, of course, the people themselves not having that level of support; it also impacts, as I said, on Letterkenny University Hospital. It means more people in the emergency department because

good health and care now. That is a testament to the hard-working staff in the HSE and the hospital. With that in mind, and thinking of the incredible healthcare professionals we have working in Ireland today, I know how difficult it must be to tell parents that … spinal services have not been adequate for a large number of families, but it is important to recognise that progress is being made. Waiting lists are being shortened. Delivery is being boosted for children and parents across the country. GP referral pathways are being improved. Greater numbers

manual lymphatic drainage. These supports are essential for recovery yet in Cork University Hospital women are waiting 12 to 18 months just to be seen. A constituent of ours has already waited over a year and is now being told it could be another six months before … waits. This is not acceptable. Early access to lymphoedema care is not a luxury but a vital part of a woman’s physical and emotional recovery after breast cancer treatment. These women have already been through enough and should not have to battle waiting lists

feel like I know him. The reason I did not get to meet him was because he was either too sick or in hospital. However, over the years, I feel I have got to know him. If you go by Harvey's home, there is a lovely tree … very visual example. It captured the emotions of the nation. Harvey was let down so many times. He was removed from the critical waiting list without his parents' knowledge. Have his parents been given a reason at this stage? I raised this last November. Have they been given

Before I get to that, I want to acknowledge that there are some excellent staff working in Crumlin, Temple Street and Cappagh hospitals who do fantastic work because I have met many of them. They are as scandalised as I am and as the parents and advocates … establish the facts and all the failures. It has to look at all those issues: at waiting times, how people were moved off urgent care lists, which is something we saw with tragic consequences; individual care needs for some children, for obvious reasons; urology services; and oncology services

Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the actions being taken to reduce hospital waiting lists in St Luke's Hospital Kilkenny; and whether current targets will be met in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22047/26

Health the criteria for referring patients under the National Treatment Purchase Fund from the public waiting list at Beaumont Hospital for treatment in another hospital given patients are waiting 2 years for treatment currently (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19923/26

Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of people on pain management waiting lists for each hospital in the State, for one, two, three, four and five years respectively (in tabular form); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18975/26

Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list performance at Cavan Monaghan Hospital for outpatient, inpatient/day case and diagnostic services; the percentage of patients waiting longer than national targets; and the measures being taken to address delays in MRI and CT diagnostics

Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for cataract surgery at the Mater Hospital; and the average waiting times for this type of procedure. [20023/26

Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the waiting list for ophthalmology in CUH and Mercy Hospital, broken down by people waiting by 2, 3, 4, and 5 years. [23456/26

Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the waiting list for ophthalmology in CUH and Mercy Hospital, broken down by whether they are waiting by three, six, nine, 12, 18 and 24 months. [23453/26

asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently on waiting lists for day case procedures in hospitals operated by the Health Service Executive, broken down by hospital and by length of time waiting less than three months; three to six months; six to twelve month; more

Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see a consultant neurosurgeon at Beaumont Hospital; and the average waiting time for same. [22775/26

Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the waiting list for neurology in CUH and the Mercy Hospital, broken down by people waiting 2, 3, 4, and 5 years. [23457/26

Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the waiting list for orthopaedics in CUH and the Mercy Hospital, broken down by people waiting by 2, 3, 4 and 5 years. [23458/26

Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently on the waiting list for admission to the Central Mental Hospital; the average length of time each person has been waiting for admission; the number of persons awaiting admission broken down by gender; the average

Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see a consultant ENT surgeon at Cork University Hospital; the average waiting time for same. [16491/26

Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the expected reduction in waiting lists for elective procedures at Galway University Hospitals arising from the proposed development at Merlin Park University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21106/26

Health the number of neurosurgery places for each of the past ten years in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin; the number of people that have been on the outpatients neurosurgery waiting list for each of the past ten years; the average waiting time for neurosurgery patients in Beaumont Hospital

Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the waiting list for rheumatology in CUH and the Mercy Hospital, by three, six, nine, 12, 18 and 24 months. [23446/26

Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the waiting list for neurology in CUH and the Mercy Hospital, by three, six, nine, 12, 18 and 24 months. [23451/26

Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list to see a consultant ophthalmologist at University Hospital Limerick. [18660/26

Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the waiting list for pain management in CUH and the Mercy Hospital, by three, six, nine, 12, 18 and 24 months. [23445/26

Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list to see an orthopaedic surgeon in Ireland, per hospital, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17427/26