Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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363. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on a waiting list for children’s ophthalmology outpatient services in County Louth in each of the years from 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of children waiting three, six, nine, 12 months and in excess of 12 months, respectively, in tabular form. [39546/18]

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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364. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on a waiting list for children’s ophthalmology inpatient services in County Louth in each of the years from 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of children waiting three, six, nine, 12 and in excess of 12 months, respectively, in tabular form [39547/18]

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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365. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on a waiting list for children’s ophthalmology inpatient and outpatient services by county in tabular form. [39548/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 363 to 365, inclusive, together.

Reducing waiting time for patients for hospital operations and procedures is a key priority for the Government and €50 million was provided to the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) in 2018 to secure treatment for patients. The Inpatient/Day Case Action Plan, published last April outlines the combined impact of HSE and NTPF activity in 2018.

I have requested the relevant information from the National Treatment Purchase Fund and will revert to the Deputy with a response once the information becomes available.