David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1135. To ask the Minister for Health the average wait times for gastrointestinal scopes on 1 January and 1 August 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21432/20]

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1136. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients waiting for gastrointestinal scopes on 1 January and 1 August 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21433/20]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1135 and 1136 together.

In relation to the specific query raised by the Deputy, the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) has advised my Department that the number of people on the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Active waiting list as of the end of 2019 (19th Dec 2019) was 22,244 and the number of people on the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Active waiting list as of 30th July 2020 was 34,983.

The NTPF have further advised that they do not currently report on wait time statistics and are not in a position to calculate the average wait time for procedures. However, the NTPF has provided my Department with a breakdown of the Active waiting lists for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy by time band as of 19th Dec 2019 and 30th July 2020 respectively, in the tables attached.

A full breakdown of waiting bands and hospitals for all specialties is available on the NTPF website at