John Connolly (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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1500. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients currently waiting for a neurology appointment within University Hospital Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29933/25]

John Connolly (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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1501. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients currently waiting for an appointment at the endoscopy unit at University Hospital Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29934/25]

John Connolly (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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1502. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients currently waiting for an oral-maxillo facial appointment at University Hospital Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29935/25]

John Connolly (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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1503. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients currently waiting for appointment at the respiratory clinic at University Hospital Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29936/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1500, 1501, 1502 and 1503 together.

In relation to the particular query raised, adult and child waiting list information by hospital and specialty is published monthly by the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) on its website: www.ntpf.ie/home/nwld.htm.

The information is now being made available through an interactive visual tool which provides users with a much-improved way of accessing and analysing waiting list information.

John Connolly (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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1504. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients currently waiting for cataract surgery at University Hospital Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29937/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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It is acknowledged that many patients are still waiting too long for hospital appointments and treatments. I am conscious of the burden that this places on patients and their families.

I published the Waiting List Action Plan (WLAP) for 2025 on February 12th, representing this Government’s commitment to reducing waiting times for patients and improving access to hospital care.

In keeping with this commitment, significant funding of €420m was allocated to the Waiting List Action Plan for 2025, €190m for the HSE and €230m for the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF).

With the 2025 plan, we are continuing to build upon the progress delivered to date under the multi annual action plan approach, progressing towards the ultimate vision of a public healthcare service in which everyone has timely access to high-quality scheduled care, where and when they need it.

In relation to the particular query raised by the Deputy, the attached information, provided to my Department by the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) sets out the number of patients currently waiting for cataract surgery in Galway University Hospitals.