Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Question 150: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if an outpatient appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Laois for 16 September 2009 at the urology outpatients department at Tallaght Hospital will be brought forward due to the unacceptable time to wait for such an outpatients appointment due to the person's current health situation. [18799/08]

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.

Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 151: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate a case (details supplied) where a patient, who is a VHI member, was asked by the hospital to pay for a procedure because the consultant had not submitted the relevant documentation or paperwork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18802/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The contracts entered into between private hospitals and their patients are entirely matters for the parties involved as are the contracts between health insurance companies and their customers. These arrangements are outside the scope of my responsibilities as Minister for Health and Children. All insurers have arrangements in place to ensure that payments are only made when they are satisfied that services have been provided.