Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 13 July 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Integrated Eye Care: Discussion

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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I got my figure from a reply to a parliamentary question yesterday. I will send Professor Keegan that response to see if we are getting the full information. Whatever about the actual figure, what is problematic for me is the length of time that people are waiting. Of those 21,798 people, 10,543 have been waiting for more than 12 months. Typically, what would be the common complications patients on that waiting list have?