Written answers

Tuesday, 28 November 2006

Department of Health and Children

Hospital Services

10:00 am

Photo of Willie PenroseWillie Penrose (Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 292: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will take steps to secure an urgent appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath with an orthopaedic surgeon as this person is in urgent need of a hip replacement, and is suffering great pain and trauma; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40538/06]

Photo of Mary HarneyMary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

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