Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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362. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of fines imposed on hospitals and the number of hospitals that have been fined, by hospital, as a result of not meeting hospital waiting unit targets in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4244/16]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Waiting List Penalties have been applied to each Hospital Group in relation to those patients waiting 18 months or more. All hospital groups have been communicated with in relation to the penalties and deductions have been applied to hospital budgets. The HSE has supplied the below details in relation to these fines, for the period up to 31/12/2015.