Seán Connick (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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Question 131: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if set national criteria are in operation for the cancellation of medical operations. [2919/08]

Seán Connick (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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Question 132: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the criteria in operation for the cancellation of medical operations. [2920/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 131 and 132 together.

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. This includes the monitoring of elective activity in each acute hospital.

The National Hospitals Office (NHO) of the HSE is responsible for the collection and publication of performance data on acute hospitals nationally including information on cancellation rates. 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.