Ned O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 122: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) in County Cork who is need of a hip replacement operation has not been called for an outpatient appointment; and if she will investigate this matter with a view to having them considered for surgery under the National Treatment Purchase Fund scheme. [31403/06]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.