John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 424: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reasons for the delay in admitting a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny to Beaumont Hospital where they are to have brain surgery; if she will expedite the matter in view of the fact that the patient's health has deteriorated and they are now greatly incapacitated and the case has been deemed extremely urgent by their general practitioner. [9897/07]

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 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.