Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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164. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital appointments cancelled in January 2017, 2018 and 2019 by week and hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7486/19]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Maintaining scheduled care access for all patients is a key priority for hospitals. I fully acknowledge the distress and inconvenience for patients and their families when elective procedures are cancelled, particularly for clinically urgent procedures.

In relation to the information requested by the Deputy, as this is a service issue I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.