Martin Ferris (Kerry North-West Limerick, Sinn Fein)
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Question 444: To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a cataract operation. [38826/11]

Martin Ferris (Kerry North-West Limerick, Sinn Fein)
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Question 445: To ask the Minister for Health the number of cataract patients referred by their general practitioners currently on the Kerry General Hospital waiting list. [38827/11]

Martin Ferris (Kerry North-West Limerick, Sinn Fein)
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Question 446: To ask the Minister for Health the number of cataract patients on the Kerry General Hospital waiting list in 2009 and 2010. [38828/11]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 444 to 446, inclusive, together.

Kerry General Hospital does not carry out cataract operations. Kerry patients are referred by their GP to a community optomologist and cases requiring cataract surgery have their procedure in Cork University Hospital. There are currently a total of 343 patients waiting for cataract surgery in the CUH.

I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the HSE for direct reply in relation to the numbers of Kerry patients waiting for cataract surgery. The following table outlines the waiting times nationally for cataract surgery. This and other waiting time information is available on https://www.ptr.ie/Pages/forPatients_Adult.asp