Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent)
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920. To ask the Minister for Health the number of laparoscopic gastric bypass surgeries performed in University Hospital Galway, St. Vincent's University Hospital, St. Michael's Hospital Dún Laoghaire and Letterkenny University Hospital in each of the years 2017 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54261/22]

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.

Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent)
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921. To ask the Minister for Health the number of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy surgeries performed in University Hospital Galway, St. Vincent's University Hospital, St. Michael's Hospital Dún Laoghaire and Letterkenny University Hospital in each of the years 2017 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54262/22]

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.

Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent)
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922. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE Service Plan for 2023 will include funding for obesity surgery; the number of such procedures to be funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54263/22]

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.

Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent)
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923. To ask the Minister for Health the hospitals that will be allocated funding for obesity surgery in 2023; the number of such procedures to be funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54264/22]

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.

Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent)
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924. To ask the Minister for Health if he accepts the recommendations of the "Health Technology Assessment of Metabolic Surgery", contained in the report by HIQA in July 2022 to fund a programme of metabolic surgery in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54265/22]

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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958. To ask the Minister for Health if he accepts the recommendations of the "Health Technology Assessment of Metabolic Surgery" contained in the report by HIQA in July 2022 to fund a programme of metabolic surgery in 2023. [54365/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 924 and 958 together.

As the Deputy's question relates to a health technology assessment requested by the Health Service Executive (HSE) I am referring the question to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.