Written answers

Wednesday, 3 October 2007

Department of Health and Children

Cancer Screening Programme

8:00 pm

Photo of Ulick BurkeUlick Burke (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 161: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the additional funding she is providing to University College Hospital, Galway following her announcement of her change in policy dealing with breast cancer; the number of new specialist staff she is providing to service the increased work load; the way she reconciles this new recruitment need with her announced embargo on the creation of new posts; if she envisages an increased waiting time for treatment of patients referred to UCHG; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21964/07]

Photo of Mary HarneyMary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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University College Hospital Galway is one of the eight cancer centres designated by the Health Service Executive last week. The decisions of the HSE in relation to four managed cancer control networks and eight cancer centres will be implemented on a managed and phased basis. The HSE plans to have completed 80-90% of the transition of services to the cancer centres by the end of 2009. 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 questions raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have these matters investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

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