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

I do not know the answer to that question for sure but I would assume that if the hospital cancels the appointment, the person retains the same position on the waiting list as they would have had previously. That is what I would expect to be the case, although I will have to double-check it. It would be unusual if anything else were being done.

I do not have the exact staff figures for Mayo but I can get my office to send them on to Deputy Calleary since they are available. Like all the hospital groups, Saolta hospital group is relatively new. Saolta is one of the more developed ones, having a directorate across the hospitals, which seems to be working quite well. Needless to say, all the hospital groups are relatively new and need further development over the next year or so.

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