Written answers

Tuesday, 14 June 2005

Department of Health and Children

Health Services

9:00 pm

Photo of Brian O'SheaBrian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 236: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the progress which has been made in the discussions between the HSE north western area regarding north west residents accessing radiotherapy services in Belfast; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19470/05]

Photo of Mary HarneyMary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Patients in the north west are currently being referred for radiation oncology treatment to the recently commissioned radiation oncology department at University College Hospital Galway, UCHG, and also to St. Luke's Hospital Dublin. A consultant radiation oncologist with significant sessional commitments to the north-western area has recently been appointed to UCHG. In addition, further discussions are scheduled to take place later this month between the HSE north-western area and Belfast City Hospital in relation to access to radiation oncology services for patients in the north-west, mainly Donegal. My Department has asked the parliamentary affairs division of the Health Service Executive to advise the Deputy of progress on these discussions. The state of the art facility at Belfast City Hospital is scheduled to open in early 2006.

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