Johnny Mythen (Wexford, Sinn Fein)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

563. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that visited the accident and emergency department at Wexford General Hospital in 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [7631/20]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

According to HSE, there was a 21.1% reduction in Emergency Department (ED) attendances nationally this year up to the end of April 2020 compared to the same period last year. The number of attendances for patients in the over 75 age group also decreased by 15.8% nationally.

In relation to ED attendances at Wexford General Hospital, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.