Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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Question 132: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will look into the matter of the six-year-old child (details supplied) in County Tipperary who, despite several referrals from their general practitioner and speech therapist, has been unable to access the ear nose and throat service at Waterford Regional Hospital due to prolonged waiting lists, as reported by the ENT surgeon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15978/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The management of waiting lists generally is a matter for the Health Service Executive (HSE) in accordance with its operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services. Therefore, the HSE is the appropriate body to consider the matter raised by the Deputy. Accordingly, my Department has asked the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the HSE to arrange to have a reply issued direct to the Deputy. Patients waiting more than three months on a surgical waiting list may qualify for treatment under the National Treatment Purchase Fund. It is open to the parents or guardian of the person in question to contact the Fund directly in relation to his case.

Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 133: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has had to wait 14 months for an outpatient examination in the urology department in Tallaght hospital. [15990/08]

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.

James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 134: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford is still on the waiting list for a hip replacement since December 2007; the reason any surgeon's waiting list for same should stand at 131 patients without action being taken to provide alternative surgical care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15991/08]

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.