Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 117: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons waiting for kidney transplants here; her views on whether she accepts that it is not acceptable that kidneys available for such operations are sent abroad; and the steps she proposes to put in place to ensure that this does not happen again. [10370/10]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. I wish to advise the Deputy that, due to an intensification of industrial action in the public service by members of IMPACT, the HSE may not be in a position to provide a response to this Parliamentary Question within the normal timeframe.