Written answers
Monday, 8 September 2025
Department of Health
Hospital Waiting Lists
Eoghan Kenny (Cork North-Central, Labour)
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2598. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public patients from 2024 to 2025 on waiting lists for neurology treatment in Cork University Hospital who have received care via insourcing activity; the extent to which this has activity reduced waiting lists, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46914/25]
Eoghan Kenny (Cork North-Central, Labour)
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2599. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public patients from 2024 to 2025 on waiting lists for neurology treatment in Cork University Hospital who have received care via outsourcing activity; the extent to which this has activity reduced waiting lists, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46915/25]
Eoghan Kenny (Cork North-Central, Labour)
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2600. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public patients from 2024 to 2025 on waiting lists for neurology treatment in Cork University Hospital who have received care via the HSE and not via insourcing or outsourcing activities; the extent to which this has activity reduced waiting lists, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46916/25]
Eoghan Kenny (Cork North-Central, Labour)
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2603. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public patients from 2024 to 2025 on waiting lists for neurology treatment across Cork hospitals who have received care via insourcing activity; the extent to which this has activity reduced waiting lists, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46919/25]
Eoghan Kenny (Cork North-Central, Labour)
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2604. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public patients from 2024 to 2025 on waiting lists for neurology treatment across Cork hospitals who have received care via outsourcing activity; the extent to which this has activity reduced waiting lists, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46920/25]
Eoghan Kenny (Cork North-Central, Labour)
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2605. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public patients from 2024 to 2025 on waiting lists for neurology treatment across Cork hospitals who have received care via the HSE and not via insourcing or outsourcing activities; the extent to which this has activity reduced waiting lists, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46921/25]
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 2598, 2599, 2600, 2603, 2604 and 2605 together.
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 being 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 queries raised, as these are service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
Eoghan Kenny (Cork North-Central, Labour)
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2601. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public patients currently on waiting lists for neurology treatment in Cork University Hospital to receive treatment on waiting lists, including the waiting time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46917/25]
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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In relation to the particular query raised, adult and child waiting list information by hospital, specialty, and time band 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.
Eoghan Kenny (Cork North-Central, Labour)
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2602. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public patients currently on waiting lists for neurology treatment across Cork hospitals to receive treatment on waiting lists, including the waiting time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46918/25]
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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In relation to the particular query raised, adult and child waiting list information by hospital, specialty, and time band 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.
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