Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein)
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298. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 402 of 8 May 2025 the proportion of this funding that was spent to address waiting lists in Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40090/25]

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 this places on patients and their families.

A multi-annual approach through a series of Waiting List Action Plans has been adopted to address this issue. Commencing in late 2021, these plans encompass short-term actions to increase capacity and activity in the short and immediate term, and longer-term reform measures to sustainably reduce both hospital waiting lists and waiting times.

This approach has 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.

The reply to Parliamentary Question No. 402 of 8 May 2025 set out the amounts allocated to the HSE and the National Treatment Purchase Fund through the Waiting List Action Plans in each year from 2022 to 2025.

The funding under the WLAP is not allocated to specific areas, accordingly it is not possible to provide the Deputy with the breakdown requested.