Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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106. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford who was first seen by an orthopaedic consultant in 2008 and had to wait six years for a follow-up appointment, despite numerous referral letters from the person's general practitioner; that having been seen by a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in Waterford Regional Hospital on 12 August 2014 after a six year delay, the person was referred by that consultant to another consultant orthopaedic surgeon, whose waiting list is up to one year; that the Health Service Executive subsequently notified the person by letter dated 17 December 2014 that the person's name had been removed from the Waterford orthopaedic outpatients waiting list for failure to respond to a validation exercise inquiry; that despite numerous requests the Health Service Executive has failed to provide an update regarding this person's prospects of treatment for the person's complaint; if he will determine the position in this case as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16956/15]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual.

In relation to the specific case raised, 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.