Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 493: To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for bypass surgery in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary can be brought forward due a deterioration in the person's medical condition. [25669/11]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The scheduling of patients for hospital treatment is a matter for the consultant concerned in each case and is determined on the basis of clinical need. Should the patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment, he/she would be in the best position to take the matter up with the consultant involved. As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.