John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 116: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if an operation will be arranged under the National Treatment Purchase Fund for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; the reason such an operation is being delayed; and if she will expedite a response. [20841/09]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The management of waiting lists generally is a matter for the HSE and the hospitals concerned. The National Treatment Purchase Fund arranges treatment for patients who have been on a surgical waiting list for more than three months. It is open to the person in question or anyone acting on their behalf to contact the Fund directly in relation to their case.

As this case is a matter for the HSE in the first instance, it has been referred to the Executive for direct reply.