Written answers

Thursday, 10 June 2010

Department of Health and Children

Hospital Waiting Lists

10:30 am

Photo of Billy TimminsBilly Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 5: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the waiting time for an ophthalmology appointment; the further position regarding the waiting time at the Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin, incorporating the National Children's Hospital, for an ophthalmology appointment in view of the fact that a doctor was informed in March that they are not in position to give the patient an appointment during a safe time period due to the severe overbooking of their clinics for the next two years; her views on whether it is unacceptable that the closest paediatric hospital has an overbooking ophthalmology waiting list of two years and cannot offer any appointments; and her plans to rectify the situation so that appointments are available to children. [24889/10]

Photo of Mary HarneyMary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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The HSE is aware of the challenges currently being experienced by Tallaght Hospital in relation to paediatric ophthalmology services and will be working with the hospital with a view to putting an action plan in place which will allow for the resumption of referrals as soon as possible.

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