Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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217. To ask the Minister for Health the number of multiple sclerosis patients waiting for three months, six months and a year or more for an appointment to see a neurologist in tabular form. [23729/17]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I acknowledge that waiting times are often unacceptably long and I am conscious of the impact of this on people’s lives. Reducing waiting times for the longest waiting patients is one of this Government's key priorities.

In order to reduce the numbers of long-waiting patients, I asked the HSE to develop Waiting List Action Plans for 2017 in the areas of Inpatient/Daycase, Scoliosis and Outpatient Services. These plans have now been finalised and will be communicated shortly.

The National Clinical Programme for Neurology Model of Care was launched by the Director General of the HSE on the 27 September 2016 and the HSE is now working towards its implementation.

In response to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.

Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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218. To ask the Minister for Health the number of multiple sclerosis patients waiting for three months, six months and a year or more for an appointment to have an MRI scan in tabular form. [23730/17]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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In response to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.