Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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721. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on trolleys in the accident and emergency unit of University Hospital Limerick on each day since 1 January 2014; the maximum waiting time for admission on each of those days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3868/14]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The Special Delivery Unit continues to work with hospitals to reduce patient waiting times for both scheduled and unscheduled care. Between 2012 and 2013, a 14% reduction was achieved nationally in the number of emergency department patients waiting for ward bed accommodation. When compared to the baseline year of 2011, there was a 33.8% reduction in 2013. This is equivalent to 29,200 fewer patients waiting on trolleys.

In relation to the particular issues raised by the Deputy, as these are service matters I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly.