Denis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
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Question 442: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the situation regarding live kidney donor transplants; the reason only two of 15 planned live donor surgeries have been carried out in 2007; the reason it is not planned to carry out further live donor surgery in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9970/07]

Denis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
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Question 443: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there are plans to test family members of patients awaiting live kidney donations to ascertain whether they are a match for the patient; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9971/07]

Denis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
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Question 466: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will put in place a formal programme for both adult and paediatric living donor kidney transplants; the status of the programme in Beaumont Hospital; when the next procedure will be performed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10147/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 442, 443 and 466 together.

I have sought an urgent report from Beaumont Hospital on recent reports that the living donor related transplant programme has been suspended. I identified the development of a living-related renal donor programme as a service priority in 2006. As part of the overall development of renal services my Department provided revenue funding of €8m to the HSE to support the provision of dialysis facilities and the development of a living related donor programme. Additional funding of €4m has also been provided in 2007 to continue to support the national development of renal services.

The HSE has advised that it has approved three additional consultant posts for the programme and is also working with the hospital to increase available theatre capacity for the programme. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the specific issues raised investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.