Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 February 2026
1126. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health for a further update with regard to a reply received to a query regarding a person (details supplied) who is awaiting a much-needed hip replacement. [10123/26]
View answerThe National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) continues to commission treatment for the longest waiting patients where budget and capacity allows.
€200 million was allocated to the NTPF under Budget 2026. With this allocation the NTPF has undertaken, through the Waiting Time Action Plan to provide 143,000 episodes of patient care: 100,000 OPD appointments, 23,000 IPDC procedures and 20,000 endoscopy procedures.
In relation to the particular query raised, the NTPF has advised my Department that the commissioning team is currently progressing the release of offers to all hospitals nationally, including Tallaght University Hospital.
