Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 59: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the communications she has had with the Health Service Executive in 2006 with regard to the position at Tallaght Hospital accident and emergency unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8468/06]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The number of patients and the waiting times for patients awaiting admission at Tallaght Hospital is a matter of concern. My Department has been briefed by the executive on the position at the hospital and is advised that the executive is in discussion with the hospital on a number of measures designed to achieve improvements in accident and emergency services. I also met the chairman and chief executive of the hospital recently and in the course of the meeting the need for improved performance in this area was discussed.