John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)

At the end of September the total number of elective procedures performed was 1,603, of which 331 were major joint replacements and 1,272 were other orthopaedic procedures.

The overall context for public hospital services in the country is that for each of the past three months of this year, we can still expect about 100,000 patient discharges, on a day case and inpatient basis. This excludes accident and emergency services. I say this to illustrate the high levels of service that continue to be offered in our public hospitals.

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