Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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1829. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an urgent outpatient appointment at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that they were referred for an appointment in May 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1963/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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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 particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.