Written answers
Wednesday, 26 July 2017
Department of Health
Organ Donation Data
Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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775. To ask the Minister for Health the number of transplant co-ordinators in the State; the number that would be required to move to a soft opt out system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35326/17]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The transplant Coordinators are responsible for organising organ recipient coordination. There are 15 transplant co-ordinators based across the three national transplant centres as follows:
- Mater Misericordiae University Hospital is the centre for heart and lung transplants: 4 co-ordinators;
- St Vincent's University Hospital is the centre for liver and pancreas transplants: 7 co-ordinators;
- Beaumont Hospital is the centre for kidney transplants: 4 co-ordinators.
Best international practice recommends clear delineation between organ donor and organ recipient co-ordination. Therefore, in addition to the transplant coordinators, the staffing of the HSE's Organ Donation and Transplantation Ireland includes six organ donor co-ordinators.
The current staffing levels are considered to be adequate, though this will be kept under review in the light of the introduction of a soft opt-out system of consent.
Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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776. To ask the Minister for Health the number of deceased donors in each of the past five years and to date in 2017; the number of organs retrieved in that time; the donor rate here; the number of persons on organ transplant waiting lists; the number of persons that have died while waiting on the transplant list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35327/17]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The following table sets out organ donor and transplant statistics for the period 2012 to end June 2017:
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | End June 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Deceased Donors | 78 | 86 | 63 | 81 | 77 | 44 |
| Total No. of Transplants | 238 transplants: 206 Deceased 32 Living | 294 transplants: 156 Deceased 38 Living | 251 transplants: 211 Deceased 40 Living | 266 transplants: 233 Deceased 33 Living | 280 transplants: 230 Deceased 50 Living | 124 transplants: 101 Deceased 23 Living |
| Donor Rate per million of the population | 17.03 per million population | 18.7 per million population | 13.7 per million population | 17.2 per million population | 16.3 per million population | End of year data not yet available |
| Organ Transplant Waiting Lists | 563 | 661 | 682 | 546 | 573 | 587 |
The waiting list numbers are the year-end ‘active’ transplant list figures.
I have sought the numbers who have died while on a transplant list from the Health Service Executive and it is hoped to be in a position to forward them to you in the coming weeks.
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