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Thursday, 14 December 2017

Department of Health

Emergency Departments Waiting Times

Photo of Billy KelleherBilly Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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341. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE target of eliminating emergency department waiting times of greater than 24 hours for persons over 75 years of age will be met in 2017; and the number of persons over 75 years of age that have had a wait of more than 24 hours in an emergency department in 2017. [53616/17]

Photo of Billy KelleherBilly Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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432. To ask the Minister for Health if persons aged 75 years of age or over have experienced an emergency department wait time of more than 24 hours in 2017; and, if so, the hospital in which the wait occurred [53883/17]

Photo of Simon HarrisSimon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 341 and 432 together.

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

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