John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 726: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 29 of 10 October 2006 and the Health Service Executive reply of 30 November 2006, if she will now expedite the operation needed in this case in view of the fact that the person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny is 81 years of age and their general practitioner has written requesting priority for the case; if she will urge the HSE to answer the parliamentary question rather than obfuscate further; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1524/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services is a matter for the Health Service Executive 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 issue 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.

Patients waiting more than three months on a surgical waiting list may qualify for treatment under the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF). It is open to the person in question or anyone acting on his behalf to contact the Fund directly.

John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 727: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if an earlier appointment than May 2007 can be arranged in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny for the audiology department, Kilkenny Clinic, in view of the patient's urgent need for a hearing aid; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1525/07]

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.