Written answers
Thursday, 1 May 2008
Department of Health and Children
National Treatment Purchase Fund
5:00 pm
Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 80: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will take steps to have a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath admitted to the orthopaedic unit in the Midlands Regional hospital Tullamore, or in the alternative, have this person considered for treatment under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17030/08]
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.
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 person in question or anyone acting on their behalf to contact the Fund directly in relation to their case.
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