David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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889. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cardiac diagnostic assessments and cardiac procedures for each carried out at University Hospital Waterford in the catheterisation laboratory at the hospital and at a clinic (details supplied) on behalf of University Hospital Waterford for each month of 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5949/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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890. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary percutaneous coronary intervention, PPCI, procedures carried out at University Hospital Waterford for the years 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, by month in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5950/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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891. To ask the Minister for Health the average numbers waiting and time spent on waiting lists each for a cardiac diagnostic assessment and for a cardiac procedure at University Hospital Waterford by month by zero to three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12 months and over one year in each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020 and for 2021 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5951/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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It is recognised that waiting times for scheduled appointments and procedures have been impacted in the last year as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The HSE is currently recommending that only critical time dependent procedures are undertaken at this time due to the on-going and significant increased demand for bed capacity related to Covid-19.

This decision was made arising from the rapid increase in Covid-19 admissions and to ensure patient safety and that all appropriate resources were made available for Covid-19 related activity and time-critical essential work.

Patient safety remains at the centre of all hospital activity and elective care scheduling. To ensure services are provided in a safe, clinically-aligned and prioritised way, hospitals are following HSE clinical guidelines and protocols.

The data requested by the Deputy has been provided to my Department by the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) and is outlined in the attached documents. These tables provide details of the number of patients on waiting lists for cardiac diagnostic assessment and for a cardiac procedure at University Hospital Waterford by time-bands for the end of December for each of years 2018, 2019, 2020 and the average wait time for Inpatient and Outpatient categories. The NTPF have advised my Department that data for January 2021 is not currently available. January waiting lists are due to be published by the NTPF in the second week of February 2021.