104 Mrs. Geoghegan-Quinn asked the Minister for Health if he will give a breakdown of the public waiting lists for each hospital; and the procedure at the end of October, November and December of 1996. [2003/97]

Limerick East): Waiting list statistics are collected by my Department on a quarterly basis. The number of patients on hospital waiting lists in each hospital by speciality and by procedure as at 31 December 1996 are set out in the following table.

Public In-Patient Waiting List at end December 1996

Eastern Health Board