Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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405. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time women have to wait for surgical procedures in CUMH after they have been diagnosed with breast cancer and prescribed mastectomies or partial mastectomies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23346/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the HSE that the National Cancer Control Programme surgery Key Performance Indicator (KPI) for breast cancer is that surgical intervention will be carried out within 20 working days of the date of the Multi-Disciplinary Meeting at which surgery is identified as the first treatment.

Figures for Cork University Hospital (CUH) for 2017 show that 79% of patients received surgical intervention within the 20 day target. The HSE has further advised that contributing factors which may affect compliance with the target include capacity and personal reasons of patients themselves.

A breakdown of performance in regard to the 212 patients in CUH in 2017 is outlined in the table below: