Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 135: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made on the implementation of the recommendations contained in the report of the Health Information and Quality Authority on the misdiagnosis of cancer in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32148/08]

Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 267: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in relation to each of the recommendations detailed in the Health Information and Quality Authority report on the circumstances surrounding the provision of care to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31955/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 135 and 267 together.

Last April the Health Information and Quality Authority published its report of the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the provision of care to the person concerned in relation to her symptomatic breast disease, the pathology services at Cork University Hospital and symptomatic breast disease services at the Mid Western Regional Hospital, Limerick. An implementation plan has been developed by the HSE and progress is being monitored on a quarterly basis. The first progress report, covering the period June to August 2008, has recently been published and is available on the HSE's website.

I particularly welcome the confirmation that Multi Disciplinary Teams (MDT) are in place in the eight designated centres and MDT meetings are held at least weekly as part of the normal working day. Stereotactic mammography machines and radiology-led image guidance are also in place in all eight centres, as part of the triple assessment process. I look forward to further quarterly reports on the implementation of the recommendations of the HIQA report on the care provided to the person referred to by the Deputies.