Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 34531-26
Deputy O'Flynn asked about the estimated average cost of an outpatient appointment that is classified as "did not attend". Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: May 2026
Updated: July 2026
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Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 34531-26
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health the estimated average cost to the State of an outpatient appointment that is classified as "did not attend"; the total estimated annual financial impact of such missed appointments in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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