National Treatment Purchase Fund

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 April 2026

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Tuesday, 21 April 2026

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Edward Timmins

Question:

218. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Health the status of the national treatment purchase fund for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28464/26]

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Minister for Health (Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill)

The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) continues to support the public hospital system by commissioning treatment for long-waiting patients on acute hospital waiting lists through the Waiting Time Action Plan 2026.

The NTPF has a budget of €200 million for for 2026. With that allocation it has undertaken to deliver 143,000 episodes of patient care; 100,000 OPD appointments, 23,000 IPDC procedures and 20,000 GI Scopes.

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