Written answers

Thursday, 9 February 2017

Department of Health

National Treatment Purchase Fund Waiting Times

Photo of Billy KelleherBilly Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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197. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the National Treatment Purchase Fund pre-planned list for each month in 2016 and for January 2017; and the number waiting on the list for up to three months, three to six months, six to nine months, nine to 12 months, 12 to 15 months, 15 to 18 months, and more than 18 months, in tabular form. [6517/17]

Photo of Simon HarrisSimon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that there were 59,842 patients on the NTPF Pre-planned list at the end of December 2016.

In relation to the particular query raised, I have asked the NTPF to provide the information sought by the Deputy and I will forward this information to him as soon as it is available.

Photo of Billy KelleherBilly Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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198. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the National Treatment Purchase Fund pre-planned list for the end of each year 2011 to 2015 inclusive in tabular form; and the number waiting on the list for up to three months, three to six months, six to nine months, nine to 12 months, 12 to 15 months, 15 to 18 months, and more than 18 months, in tabular form. [6518/17]

Photo of Simon HarrisSimon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that the pre-planned list data was not collected until 2014. There were 32,819 patients on the NTPF Pre-planned list at the end of December 2014 and 50,261 patients at the end of December 2015.

In relation to the particular query raised, I have asked the NTPF to provide the information sought by the Deputy and I will forward this information to him as soon as it is available.

Photo of Billy KelleherBilly Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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199. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the National Treatment Purchase Fund pre-admit list for each month in 2016 and for January 2017 in tabular form; and the number waiting on the list for up to three months, three to six months, six to nine months, nine to 12 months, 12 to 15 months, 15 to 18 months, and more than 18 months. [6519/17]

Photo of Simon HarrisSimon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that there were 22,927 patients on the NTPF Pre-admit list at the end of December 2016.

In relation to the particular query raised, I have asked the NTPF to provide the information sought by the Deputy and I will forward this information to him as soon as it is available.

Photo of Billy KelleherBilly Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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200. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the National Treatment Purchase Fund pre-admit list for the end of each year 2011 to 2015, inclusive, in tabular form; and the number waiting on the list for up to three months, three to six months, six to nine months, nine to 12 months, 12 to 15 months, 15 to 18 months, and more than 18 months. [6520/17]

Photo of Simon HarrisSimon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The number of patients on the NTPF Pre-admit list for the years 2011 to 2015 inclusive are set out in the table.

Report DatePreadmit –Annual Total
30/12/201117,374
20/12/201217,323
31/12/201318,525
23/12/201419,388
31/12/201524,329
30/12/201622,927

In relation to the particular query raised, I have asked the NTPF to provide the information sought by the Deputy and I will forward this information to him as soon as it is available.

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