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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

important issue, and the massive waiting lists. Later, we will discuss the large number of unnecessary hip surgeries, which again raises questions about clinical judgment and governance. Added to this, we have had alarmingly high infection rates in certain hospitals, which should never be allowed to happen

time high of almost 14,000. Waiting lists are similarly as high, and outpatient numbers are well in excess of half a million. We have reviews and investigations into hospitals like University Hospital Limerick, Portiuncula hospital and Mayo general hospital. The Government and health service management thew … thrown into an already fraught situation and has the potential to cause serious harm, not only to staff but also to patients already waiting far too long for treatments. The Fórsa trade union, representing its members, responded predictably and reasonably when it said that if this instruction

risen by over 40%. On the CAMHS waiting list, 620 children are currently waiting more than a year for access and 4,437 are waiting for access to an appointment. In 2023, Ireland had 30.7 psychiatric hospital beds per 100,000 inhabitants, compared with an EU average … adult units they end up getting separated from their babies. CAMHS is a huge area that needs massive resources. The waiting lists are increasing and the staffing is going down. This needs to be addressed. With regard to Traveller community mental health, it is some indictment that members

There are not 35,000 people with endometriosis on outpatient gynaecology lists. Approximately 700 are waiting for endometriosis surgeries. An additional colorectal post has been prioritised and advertised for recruitment in Cork University Hospital. The time it will take will depend on the interest generated but I very

core community service simply has not existed for the past two years. More than 2,000 children are on the waiting list, 1,500 of whom are under the age of four. As we all know, vision development in early childhood is time-sensitive. Delays in assessment … clinic at University Hospital Waterford if concerns become urgent. Families who have engaged with me tell me that the reality is that, more often than not, the phone in Waterford is not being answered. Waterford is already under huge pressure with its own waiting list. What we really

Never in a million years did his mother want to go public about this matter but because her child has been on a waiting list for more than 14 months, he is now facing two surgeries. Daniel's mother was forced to go public because the surgeon could … list each month. My question to the Minister relates to how those care pathways are being dealt with over the short, medium and longer term. I heard what the Minister said about Great Ormond Street Hospital, the Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital in New York, Cappagh hospital

waiting list has grown substantially and, as a result, there is a concern. Eight consultants signed a letter advising of their concerns. The question now is how we are going to resolve this issue. Planning was granted for a new paediatric unit at Cork University Hospital … have no problem with work being stopped in circumstances where outside contractors were doing it. However, I do have a concern about waiting lists growing substantially. There is also a question in relation to paediatric services in Cork. There is now major concern about how long a child

access to oral health and orthodontic services for children, including reducing waiting lists for school dental programmes and improving access to more complex dental treatment. For Cork, investment is also continuing in the planned elective hospital, which is part of the wider expansion of health infrastructure. In particular

that St. James's is Ireland's largest acute public teaching hospital treating hundreds of thousands of patients annually across multiple specialties? Capacity pressures are evident in overcrowded emergency departments with bed shortages and waiting lists which require expanded infrastructure urgently

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

there are 135 children on the waiting list, an increase of 108 since the start of the year. Only seven children have received surgery abroad since the previous Minister for Health instructed the HSE to send any child waiting more than four months for surgery … surgeries on non-complex patients, thereby freeing up public hospitals for more complex surgeries where multiple treatments are required. I ask that the House be updated on a weekly basis until all of the children on the waiting list have received their life-saving surgery

beds, assisting in freeing up hospital capacity. The surgical hub is expected to be in operation by the end of the year, as the Deputy referenced. This will increase theatre capacity and reduce day cases and the low-complexity surgical waiting list in the region. It will make … site. Option C is to develop a model 3 hospital in the mid-west to provide a second emergency department. I concur with the Deputy that it is very difficult for patients coming to UHL with the waiting times and trolleys. I join with him in expressing gratitude

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

January. More importantly again, 90% of those patients were waiting twelve months or less and the number waiting over 12 months has decreased by 46% since May last year. That is a sign of real activity in the hospital. I am very pleased with it and congratulate … throat lists have decreased by 48% since last year and 14% since January. Against a trend of rising referrals and increased demands, waiting list reductions of that kind are very significant. Overall elective surgery increased by 19% to the end of May 2026, which is positive. I have

Cork University Hospital has already warned the Government that the HSE spending and recruitment freezes would increase the risk to patient safety. Let us make no mistake about this. These cruel cuts will directly impact patients who will be damned to more uncertainty, longer waiting lists and greater … long-term plan for our health service and taking immediate action this year. That includes 80,000 new medical cards, 400 additional acute hospital beds and ramping up investment in GP, primary care, community services, ambulances, mental health and children's care. The budget again fails

multidisciplinary working group has been established involving consultants from University Hospital Waterford and the national clinical lead for ophthalmology. In addition, a targeted blitz clinic initiative is being processed to urgently address the significant waiting list backlog for patients in south Tipperary. I take on board every word

service. It delivers a recipe for deepening catastrophe that sees our hospitals overcrowded, accident and emergency departments under huge pressure every day, a year-round trolley crisis and hundreds of thousands of people on waiting lists, waiting just like Harvey did. The Disability Federation of Ireland has described

seeking an update on the waiting list action plan. We have a strategy in place. I raise this matter in light of the crisis situation at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda. The emergency department is continuously in surge capacity and appointments are constantly being cancelled

determined to keep up the charade of being in opposition in order that they can wash their hands of these public scandals. The list of scandalous wastes of money is as long as your arm yet nobody, not a single person, has been held to account. Where … Tralee, which is vital for the town centre. In University Hospital Kerry, elective surgeries have not taken place since 19 December because the emergency room is overwhelmed and there are not enough beds in the hospital. The hospital needs another modular day unit and a minor injuries clinic

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

much worse in County Clare, so that is the first question that needs to be answered. What is causing the excessive waiting lists in County Clare? If the Government does not know, what does it intend to do to research the problem and find out its causes? These … available to them. A spokesperson for HCCI said that they have heard of examples of where people have died while on the waiting list, only for their families to be later offered home care for them. This must be utterly heartbreaking for family members. They must feel like

Hospital in Dublin. Currently, more than 1,000 people in Longford-Westmeath are waiting for an ophthalmology appointment, with an average wait time of 12 to 15 months. My constituents have long commutes to get to the services. There is a similarly significant waiting list to access children … sixth class children, 506 still have to be seen for dental screening. Unfortunately, it is a case generally of long lists and people waiting. It is necessary to travel outside the county for nearly all the services that need to be accessed. I recently highlighted that patients

recommendation has been made for the Deputy's hospital but I will certainly pass this on to the Minister for Health because I know the availability of surgical hubs makes a really big difference to waiting lists and, more importantly, to the health of those

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

Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the waiting list for pain management in Cork University Hospital and the Mercy University Hospital, by three, six, nine, 12, 18 and 24 months. [44368/25

Deputy Pa Daly 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. [40089/25

Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of anaesthesiologists will be working in James Connolly Memorial Hospital to reduce the two year long waiting list for treatments requiring general anaesthetic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29754/25

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

than in 2020; the policy rationale for this increase and his Department’s assessment of its impact on waiting lists, value for money, and the capacity of the public hospital system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61152/25

Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see a consultant cardiologist for a first appointment at the Mater Hospital; and the average waiting time for same. [71774/26

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 Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of locations where hospital sessions are available for special needs patients under general anaesthetic nationwide; the relevant waiting lists for each in each of the past four years; the number of patients treated in each unit

Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list to see a consultant gastroenterologist for a first appointment at a hospital (details supplied); and the steps being taken to reduce the waiting times. [69809/26

Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the number of people on the waiting list for all CT scans at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25502/26

Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the number of people on the waiting list for all CT scans at Sligo University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25503/26

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

David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of HR reports, investigations or reviews carried out at CHI hospitals into the use of NTPF-funded waiting list initiatives since 2019; to outline the date they commenced and were completed; and if she will make a statement

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

have been removed from outpatient waiting lists, inpatient waiting lists and day case waiting lists, through the outpatient waiting list management protocol, at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, and Louth County Hospital for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will

asked the Minister for Health if a person in County Donegal (details supplied) is on the routine or urgent waiting list for cardiac surgery in Saint James's Hospital, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10746/25

Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that waiting lists for access to pain medicine are approximately 24-months at Tallaght University Hospital; the measures she is taking to address this waiting time; and if she will make a statement on the matter

Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for surgery in Letterkenny University Hospital; if they are on the urgent or routine waiting list. [72421/26

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

Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an ENT outpatient appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital; if they are on the routine or urgent waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52771/26

when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for surgery in St. Vincent's Hospital; if they are on the routine or urgent waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38696/26

Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for surgery in Beaumont Hospital; if they are on the routine or urgent waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35472/26

when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for orthopaedic surgery at Sligo University Hospital; if they are on the routine or urgent waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25004/26