Written answers
Monday, 9 September 2024
Department of Health
Hospital Appointments Status
Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source
1606.To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 620 of 23 January 2024, when a person (details supplied) will have a date for cataract surgery assigned.[33931/24]
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source
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.
No comments