Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 214: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the guidelines with regard to the seeking of parental consent for procedures, investigations and interventions carried out by the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16521/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Medical Council makes provision for guidance on parental consent in the current edition of "A Guide to Ethical Conduct and Behaviour — 6th Edition 2004".

Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. The Executive is therefore 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.