172. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to completing and publishing a national model of care for acute and chronic pain services, together with a funded, time-bound implementation plan. [67494/26]

173. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will implement the ICD-11 chronic-pain classifications; and to outline her plans to improve national chronic-pain data on need, service capacity, access, waiting times and outcomes. [67493/26]

I propose to take Questions Nos. 172 and 173 together.

As this relates to clinical and operational matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.