John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 216: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of mastectomy procedures were carried out in Mayo General Hospital in 2006, 2007 and to date in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17858/08]

John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 222: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of breast surgeries carried out in Mayo General Hospital in 2006, 2007 and to date in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17885/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 216 and 222 together.

Data on surgical cancer procedures is collated by the Hospital In-patient Enquiry System (HIPE). The information is supplied by all public hospitals to the Economic and Social Research Institute. The HIPE system collects information on all discharges and deaths. The HIPE analysis counts every occurrence of those procedures where the patient has a principal diagnosis of breast cancer, and so may include more than one procedure per person.

The data provided by Mayo General Hospital shows that in 2006, 43 surgical procedures were carried out on women with a principal diagnosis of breast cancer. The HIPE data for 2007 for Mayo General Hospital is almost 90% complete and shows 35 procedures. Data for 2008 has yet to be collated.