Written answers
Tuesday, 24 April 2007
Department of Health and Children
Hospital Staff
11:00 pm
John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 470: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the additional funding she is providing to the Health Service Executive to employ additional phlebotomists at Waterford Regional Hospital; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the level of resourcing results in lengthy queues for blood tests and that this can be distressing for patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14942/07]
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.
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