Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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482. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can access treatment through the national treatment purchase fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8619/17]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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In December 2016, I granted approval to the NTPF to dedicate €5m to a daycase waiting list initiative with the aim of ensuring that no patient will be waiting more than 18 months for a daycase procedure by 30 June 2017. In excess of 2,000 daycases will be managed through this process and outsourcing of treatment will commence from March.

The HSE is currently developing a 2017 Waiting List Action Plan for inpatient/daycase procedures to ensure that no patient is waiting more than 15 months by the end of October. This Plan is being developed in conjunction with the NTPF's proposal for utilisation of its remaining €10m funding for patient treatment in 2017.

During 2017 the €15m of funding allocated to the NTPF for patient treatment will be dedicated to inpatient and daycase procedures.

With regard to the specific services required in this case, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.