Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve paediatrican neurologist services in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53236/12]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The purpose of the HSE National Clinical Programme in Paediatrics and Neonatology is to define the way paediatric Clinical Services should be delivered, resourced and measured. The Clinical Programme Leads are Dr John Murphy (Neonatology Lead) and Professor Alf Nicholson (Paediatrics Lead). A key aim of the programme is to develop a Model of Care which will ensure that babies and children receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time regardless of which part of the country they live in.

In relation to the specific query raised by the Deputy, as this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.