Thomas Gould (Cork North-Central, Sinn Fein)
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2853. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting ophthalmology appointments for cataracts in each of the past five years in Cork, in tabular form. [42392/25]

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.

The NTPF have supplied my Department with the information in the attached document, which sets out the number of patients awaiting cataract surgery in each of the past five years in Cork.