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waiting time action plan, outsourced initiatives are in place for suitable patients waiting the longest on South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital’s outpatient waiting list. To support timely access to orthopaedic services the hospital is running additional clinics at the weekends and evenings and where clinically suitable, patients … trying to ensure people get the best possible care in his constituency and hospital. I assure the Deputy that the HSE and South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital are committed to reducing waiting times for orthopaedic services. The delivery of high-quality patient-centred care is best practice

behalf of the Minister for Health, Deputy Carroll MacNeill. I acknowledge the importance of addressing the long waiting lists. Many patients are still waiting too long for hospital appointments and treatments and the Government is conscious of the burden that this places on patients and their families … national network of surgical hubs to meet medium-term demand. With an initial focus on the longest waiting patients, this surgical hub will have a significant impact on waiting lists through the delivery of additional activity for high-volume, low complexity day cases across 12 specialties, including orthopaedics

have their breast checks done. The HSE and BreastCheck are failing too many people, with patients on trolleys, years-long waiting lists, delayed diagnoses, overcrowding in hospitals and families just left in limbo right across the whole of the HSE, not just in BreastCheck. Just in my locality

seen. I referred earlier to the case of John, a young man in my constituency who has been on the urgent outpatient waiting list since 2025. He still cannot get a date to see an orthopaedic consultant and his pain has become so severe that he was referred … expected to wait indefinitely. I ask the Minister of State to ensure that the HSE South West and hospital management put forward a clear timeframe to reduce this waiting list with measurable targets and provide regular updates

name of the Member in each case: Deputy John Paul O'Shea - To discuss the waiting list for orthopaedic procedures in the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital in Cork. Deputy Michael Cahill - To discuss measures to tackle the huge increases in energy prices. Deputy Malcolm Byrne - To discuss

teams, including additional optometry and orthoptic resources will help improve access and patient flow. Collaboration with University Hospital Waterford is also delivering practical benefits through the evaluation of waiting lists and the provision of additional clinics. Taken together, these actions demonstrate a co-ordinated focused response. Urgent cases

Minister for Health, Deputy Carroll MacNeill, who I know is committed to reducing waiting lists for both adults and children across all our services be they provided in acute hospitals or in the community. It is important to highlight that the HSE provides free optical services to preschool … recruit optometrists and orthoptists to support the delivery of ophthalmology services. Furthermore, the HSE has undertaken a comprehensive validation exercise of all ophthalmology waiting lists in south Tipperary to support the prioritisation of patients and the planning of additional clinical activity. The HSE remains fully committed to restoring

wait. I want to give one specific example from my constituency. John is a young man who has been on the urgent outpatient waiting list for an orthopaedic consultant since February 2025. He has been waiting for well over a year and he still cannot get an appointment … cannot simply accept that thousands of people in Cork should remain on an orthopaedic waiting list for months or, in some cases, years. I have been raising this issue directly with hospital management and HSE South West for many months. I welcome the fact that the options

more than 2,300, I think, on the waiting list in south Tipperary. It may surprise the Minister of State to hear that 1,500 of those are children under the age of four, some waiting as far back as 2021. He can appreciate it is very difficult … hospital in Dublin. There is no evidence any of those initiatives have commenced. I am looking for an update on recruitment as well. We need that multidisciplinary team at the earliest opportunity so that the 2,300 on the waiting list can be dealt with as soon

attracted more than 250,000 registered users and provides access to a growing range of services and information, including appointments, referrals, waiting list information, vaccination records and digital health cards. I do not think there is a Member of this House or the Seanad who has not been … safer and more co-ordinated care. Third, the national electronic health record programme will provide a comprehensive longitudinal digital record across publicly funded hospitals and community services. Government approved the preliminary business case in February 2026 and procurement is progressing. The programme will be managed through a series

first call if a person is feeling unwell. They often help in a failing health system where patients are subjected to huge waiting lists for primary and clinical care. The role pharmacists play and the services they offer have developed over the years, especially in more recent years … just need sufficient engagement, appropriate supports and fair compensation in terms of logistics of delivery. Of course, pharmacists are always invaluable in our hospitals, helping to ensure that medicines are used safely and effectively as outlined by my colleague, Deputy Cullinane, through the example of the 2026 SETU

currently on the urgent outpatient waiting list for orthopaedic appointments at South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital; the average and longest waiting times; and the additional capacity being considered to reduce these waiting lists. [65383/26

Health the number of children under the age of 18 years-of-age that are on a waiting list for an appointment with an orthodontist in Navan Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68274/26

Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an orthopaedic appointment in Galway University Hospital; and if the person is on the routine or urgent waiting list. [68227/26

patients with Type 1 diabetes currently on a waiting list to commence insulin pump therapy, specifically including hybrid closed-loop systems, within the CHO 8 region; if she will provide a breakdown of these figures by relevant acute hospital clinics providing diabetes services in the region, including Regional