I wish to ask the Minister for Health about the commitment in the programme for Government to reduce the average waiting times for appointments, procedures and diagnostic tests across the health service. Last week, I tabled a parliamentary question regarding waiting times for child supports in the south east. The reply seemed to state that the average wait time in Waterford for a child occupational therapist is seven years. For Carlow-Kilkenny and south Tipperary, it appears to be ten years. The figures I received indicate that the average wait time for a child speech and language therapist in 2018 was 204 months in Carlow-Kilkenny and 223 months in south Tipperary. The average wait time for a child occupational therapist was 122 months in Carlow-Kilkenny, 122 months in south Tipperary and 84 months in Waterford. There is a dire shortage of child psychologists across the State. This is having an impact. In my constituency office yesterday, we saw five families of children with complex needs who were in need of supports. Can the Minister clarify the replies that I received to my parliamentary questions? I find them astounding and want to know if the figures are accurate.

I am sorry, I do not have those numbers in front of me. I will inform the Minister for Health and the Minister of State with responsibility for disability issues that the Deputy raised them and I will ask them to send him a written reply. The programme for Government commitment, as I recall, refers not just to diagnostics and therapies but also to much-needed operations and procedures. I can inform the House that the number of people waiting more than three months for an operation or procedure is 10,000 lower than it was this time last year. The number is also down 2,000 in the past month. Comparing today with July 2017, the number of people waiting more than 12 weeks to have their cataracts operated on is down from 8,000 to less than 4,000. The number of those waiting for a camera test or scope is down from 28,000 to 14,000. The number of those waiting for hips or knees to be replaced is down from 2,500 to 1,500.

They are all going to the North.

The number of those waiting to have their tonsils removed is down from 2,500 to 727. The number of those waiting for an angiogram is down from 1,940 to 803. Comparing July 2017 with today, there has been a reduction of approximately 50% in people waiting more than 12 weeks.

The question was about speech and language therapists.