Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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361. To ask the Minister for Health the situation at St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin, with regard to the transplant of kidneys and pancreas following the retirement of a surgeon and the impact it is having on waiting lists; and the status of the staffing of theatre nurses. [32968/16]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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An extensive programme of work has been undertaken in St Vincent’s University Hospital (SVUH) to enable the transfer of the Pancreatic Transplant Programme from Beaumont Hospital following the retirement of a surgeon there. This work included:

- the development and implementation of a multi-disciplinary team approach:

- the recruitment of additional personnel including an additional transplant surgeon, an additional transplant fellow, two transplant co-ordinators, a clinical nurse manager and a clinical facilitator for transplant in theatre;

- engagement with external parties including establishing links with the Royal Infirmary Transplant Centre in Edinburgh;

- nurse education and training.

A delay in progressing nurse training has arisen due to an Industrial Relations issue which has been referred to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC).