Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 151: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure the Health Service Executive appoints an oncology liaison nurse at Cavan General Hospital, funding for which post has been available from the Irish Cancer Society since 2004 and which is in jeopardy due to the failure of the HSE to permit the appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41452/06]

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 262: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure the Health Service Executive appoints an oncology liaison nurse at Cavan General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41212/06]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 151 and 262 together.

The Health Service Executive has advised my Department that in 2005 the Irish Cancer Society offered to part fund a post for an Oncology Liaison Nurse at Cavan General Hospital. It was not possible to fill the post at that time. However, my Department has been informed that the filling of the post is being actively pursued by the Health Service Executive.

My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to respond directly to the Deputy in relation to progress on the filling of this post.