Written answers
Wednesday, 1 May 2024
Department of Health
Hospital Procedures
Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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312. To ask the Minister for Health the number of lung and heart transplant procedures carried out in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [19803/24]
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Organ Donation Transplant Ireland, the organisation within the HSE responsible for organising national transplant services, have provided the following statistics.
Heart and lung transplants are performed by the Heart and Lung Transplant Department in the Mater Hospital. From January 2023 to the end of March 2024, 8 heart and 24 lung transplants have been performed. The yearly breakdown of transplant figures is as follows:
| Number of Transplants | 2023 | 2024*(to end March) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heart | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Lung | 19 | 5 | 24 |
*Figures for 2024 are preliminary.
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