Written answers
Wednesday, 9 February 2005
Department of Health and Children
Hospital Services
9:00 pm
John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 181: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason there is a delay in arranging an angiogram for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if the request will be expedited. [4102/05]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. As the person referred to by the Deputy resides in County Kilkenny, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's south eastern area to investigate the matter raised and reply directly to the Deputy.
Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 182: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 193 of 26 January 2005, if a person (details supplied) in County Wexford will receive scan results before an outpatient's appointment on 15 April 2005; if the results will be available on 15 April 2005; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that this person was scanned on 1 July 2004 and has not yet received the results; her views on whether seven months is a long period to wait for results; if this case will be dealt with as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4103/05]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. As the person referred to by the Deputy resides in County Wexford, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's south eastern area to investigate the matter raised and reply directly to the Deputy.
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