Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 657: To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients, by county, treated for foot ulcerations, which do not require a full or partial limb amputation, in 2010 and 2011; the number of those patients who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15348/12]

Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 659: To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients under the age of 65 years by county treated for foot ulcerations, which did not require a full or partial limb amputation, in 2010 and 2011; the number of those patients who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15353/12]

Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 660: To ask the Minister for Health the number of full and partial lower limb amputations that were carried out in 2010 and 2011 by county on persons in each year; the number of these patients who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15354/12]

Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 661: To ask the Minister for Health the number of full and partial lower limb amputations that were carried out in 2010 and 2011 by county on persons under 65 years of age in each year; the number of these patients who had diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15356/12]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 657 and 659 to 661, inclusive, together.

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below. The Department of Health considers that the 2011 HIPE file is not sufficiently complete for reporting purposes. Discharges continue to be added to the database. The Department expects to be able to report provisional 2011 data in July of 2012.