Written answers
Thursday, 21 March 2024
Department of Health
Hospital Appointments Status
John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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285. To ask the Minister for Health if an immediate date will be confirmed for scoliosis surgery for a person (details supplied); the number of people on the waiting list for this type of surgery and the timeframe involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13365/24]
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 these are service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
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