Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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2558.To ask the Minister for Health the waiting list for pain management in CUH and the Mercy hospital by three, six, nine, 12, 18 and 24 months. [33621/24]

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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2559.To ask the Minister for Health the waiting list for rheumatology in CUH and the Mercy hospital by three, six, nine, 12, 18 and 24 months. [33622/24]

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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2564.To ask the Minister for Health the waiting list for neurology in CUH and the Mercy hospital by three, six, nine, 12, 18 and 24 months. [33627/24]

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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2568.To ask the Minister for Health the waiting list for neurology in CUH and the Mercy hospital, broken down by people waiting by 2, 3, 4 and 5 years. [33631/24]

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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2569.To ask the Minister for Health the waiting list for orthopaedics in CUH and the Mercy hospital, broken down by people waiting by 2, 3, 4 and 5 years. [33632/24]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 2558, 2559, 2564, 2568 and 2569 together.

It is acknowledged that many patients are still waiting too long for hospital appointments and treatments.

As part of the multi-annual approach to reducing waiting lists, and just as importantly the length of time that patients are waiting, I published the 2024 Waiting List Action Plan on 27th March. Total funding of €360 million has been provided for the plan this year which sets out 19 Actions across three themes: Delivering Capacity, Reforming Scheduled Care and Enabling Scheduled Care Reform.

The Waiting List Action Plan multi-annual approach, initiated in 2021, encompasses a two-pronged approach of short-term actions to increase capacity and activity in the immediate term, and longer-term reform measures to sustainably reduce and reform hospital waiting lists and waiting times.

The 2024 Plan builds on the work of previous plans which have achieved significant progress in overall waiting list reduction and in addressing long waiting times, against a backdrop of significantly increased demand for scheduled care services. This year’s plan aims to achieve a reduction in the overall number of patients on waiting lists while three of the four overarching targets in the Plan are specifically focused on improving waiting times.

In relation to the particular queries raised, the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) has provided my Department with the information set out in the following tables.

IPDC and OP waiting list figures (including total figures) for neurology in CUH and the Mercy Hospital, by time band.

IPDC and OP waiting list figures (including total figures) for rheumatology in CUH and the Mercy Hospital* by time bands (No IPDC results for this specialty) as at 27/06/2024

IPDC and OP waiting list figures (including total figures) for Orthopaedics in CUH and the Mercy hospital* by time band

IPDC and OP waiting list figures (including total figures) for pain management in CUH* and the Mercy hospital, by time bands as at 27/06/2024

IPDC and OP waiting list figures (including total figures) for neurology in CUH and the Mercy Hospital, by time band