Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There were many detailed questions about an individual hospital. I am afraid I do not have all that information to hand. As the Deputy mentioned, I had a ten-day limit for answering parliamentary questions in my previous Department and that will be introduced in my new Department, although the timeframe will probably be 14 days, not ten. However, if parliamentary questions are not answered by the HSE, they will be followed up by my Department within that timeframe.

The figures are done monthly and reported in arrears. I have given the Deputy the August figures. It is still September and, therefore, I cannot give him this month's figures, but I imagine they will be available in October.

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