Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 392: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application for an operation by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23307/08]

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.

Access to treatment under the auspices of the National Treatment Purchase Fund is open to patients who are waiting more than three months on a surgical waiting list and who may qualify for treatment through it. It is open to the patient, or anyone acting on his/her behalf, to contact the Fund directly in relation to each case. A person may also be referred to the Fund through the NTPF Liaison Officer attached to the hospital.