Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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182. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim will receive a date for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42600/14]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The National Waiting List Management Policy, A standardised approach to managing scheduled care treatment for in-patient, day case and planned procedures, January 2014, has been developed to ensure that all administrative, managerial and clinical staff follow an agreed national minimum standard for the management and administration of waiting lists for scheduled care. This policy, which has been adopted by the Health Service Executive, sets out the processes that hospitals are to implement to manage waiting lists.

As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Dan Neville (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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183. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an early appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [42603/14]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The scheduling of appointments is a matter for the hospital to which the patient has been referred. If a patient's GP considers that an earlier appointment is required, he or she should take the matter up with the consultant and hospital involved. As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.