Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 153: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason it will take from 18 September 2007 to 21 January 2008 for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 to get to see a consultant in the Eye and Ear Hospital, despite the person's eyesight having deteriorated to such an extent that they have been forced to stop working; if her attention has been drawn to similar delays in getting appointments with consultants in the Eye and Ear Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31474/07]

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.