Bernard Allen (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 178: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 173 of 1 March 2005, if it is reasonable to have this Deputy's question referred to the chief executive officer of the southern area to investigate the matter and still have no response received by 21 March 2005. [10030/05]

Bernard Allen (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 315: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 84 of 8 December 2004, 179 of 26 January 2005 and 173 of 1 March 2005 and the failure of the chief officer for the Health Service Executive's southern area to reply directly to this Deputy on the matter, the way in which the person (details supplied) in County Cork could receive an outpatient's appointment within a matter of weeks and have surgery carried out within days of the outpatient's appointment on the payment of €4,700; and if she will investigate the situation. [10984/05]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 178 and 315 together.

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. This includes responsibility for the provision of services at Cork University Hospital. My Department has been advised that the executive's southern area has responded to the Deputy on this matter.