Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 May 2026
1195. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will clarify the level of funding which is currently in place for the National Treatment Purchase Fund in comparison with each of the years 2024 and 2025; the number of surgeries which have been funded through the NTPF year to date; and to confirm if funding is currently available through the NTPF for knee replacement surgery. [35044/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe 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 received funding of €239m in 2024, €240m in 2025 and has been allocated €200m for 2026.
With the allocation for 2026, the NTPF has undertaken to deliver 143,000 episodes of patient care; 100,000 OPD appointments, 23,000 IPDC procedures and 20,000 GI Scopes.
Knee replacement surgery is one of the procedures procured by the NTPF, where capacity for this procedure is available.
At the end of April 2026, 7,439 Inpatient/Daycase procedures across a number of specialties have been completed under NTPF commissioning.
