Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 31 March 2015
474. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting transplants in each of the following, heart, liver, lung, kidney and pancreas; and due to current shortfall in donors the number of Irish patients being facilitated abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13005/15]
View answerThe number of patients awaiting organ transplants are as follows:
|
Transplant Type |
Number waiting |
|
Kidney |
585 |
|
Liver |
41 |
|
Lung |
35 |
|
Heart |
21 |
|
Kidney/Pancreas |
9 |
|
Pancreas |
3 |
|
Total |
694 |
No Irish patients are transplanted abroad due to a shortfall in donors.
Arrangements are in place with the UK to facilitate a small number of paediatric heart and lung transplant patients. In addition, patients eligible for the paired kidney exchange programme are facilitated in the UK.
