Written answers

Tuesday, 21 June 2005

Department of Health and Children

Hospital Services

10:00 pm

Photo of Michael RingMichael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 104: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the progress she has made to improve neurosurgical services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20920/05]

Photo of Mary HarneyMary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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At the request of the Department of Health and Children, a committee was established by the former Comhairle na nOspidéal, currently the National Hospitals Office/Comhairle, to review the existing arrangements for the provision of neurosurgical services and consultant staffing nationally, and following consultation with the interests concerned, to make recommendations on the future organisation and development of neurosurgical services. The review will take into account the national-regional character of current neurosurgical services and focus on updating the recommendations outlined in the 1989 and 1991 Comhairle reports, taking into consideration recent advances in the neurosurgery-neuroscience group of specialties.

My Department has been informed that this committee is in the process of completing its report.

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