Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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105. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients Letterkenny General Hospital outsourced under the 2013 outpatients initiative; the number of these deemed to require continuing management or procedures; of these, the number that has been provided for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42762/14]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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As part of the 2013 outpatient waiting list initiative, Letterkenny General Hospital outsourced outpatient consultations in respect of a total of 2,722 patients. 919 of these patients were seen and discharged back to GP care, with no further intervention required. 953 patients were deemed to require diagnostic investigation. These tests have been approved and are being scheduled by the treating hospitals. About 300 patients to date have had diagnostic investigations carried out. The remaining patients will be catered for either by outsourcing to a private provider or within the existing resources of the hospital.

190 paediatric patients require surgery. All paediatric surgery has been approved and the treating hospitals are scheduling and treating these patients. All of the paediatric surgery cases are either done or have scheduled dates in place and will be completed by the end of the year. 550 adults require surgery. These patients are awaiting approval for referral to the private sector or return to the Saolta University Health Care Group. However, 27 emergency adult patients have had their surgery performed already. Similarly, 110 patients require further outpatient review and are awaiting approval for referral to the private sector or return to the Saolta University Health Care Group.