Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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171. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare awaiting an orthopaedic appointment at Tallaght hospital, Dublin 24, for the past five months will have that appointment expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43584/14]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The scheduling of appointments for patients is a matter for the hospital to which the patient has been referred. Should a patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment, he or she would be in the best position to take the matter up with the consultant and hospital involved. In relation to the specific case raised, 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.

Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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172. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43589/14]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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In relation to the particular patient query raised, 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 my officials will follow the matter up.