Declan Bree
Question:53 Mr. Bree asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) in County Sligo was referred by her GP for a sterilisation operation in Sligo General Hospital and was refused the operation in view of the fact that the medical consultant involved considered that the procedure was for family planning purposes and that there was no medical reason for the operation; the steps, if any, he intends to take to ensure that this person is provided with a sterilisation operation; the proposals, if any, he has to ensure that sterilisation operations for family planning purposes will be made available in Sligo General Hospital in future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12188/95]