Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party)
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To ask the Minister for Health in relation to kidney transplant operations in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, at which the waiting time for the procedure has increased from three to six months to 14 months, the measures taken to reduce this delay; the additional resources allocated; his views on the context of the urgent nature of this operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37888/12]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Beaumont Hospital has a target of three to six months of a waiting time for live-related kidney transplantation. I am advised by the HSE that due to the demands on the service this time has increased to fourteen months.

There is a need to expand live-related kidney transplantation programme. Members of the National Renal Transplant Programme as well as members of the Senior Management team at Beaumont Hospital are actively working with the Department of Health, the HSE and the National Transplant Office to ensure adequate and appropriate resources are in place to increase the rate of kidney transplantation.

Approximately 30 live donor operations will be performed in 2012 and Beaumont Hospital have developed plans and outlined resources to increase this to 100 live donor transplants per annum.