Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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145. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25952/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, 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.

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 HSE, sets out the processes that hospitals are to implement to manage waiting lists.

In relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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146. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be provided to persons that are suffering from Huntington's disease to avail of specialist treatment in a hospital (details supplied); the reason for the delay in issuing the funding for the transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25953/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.