Declan Bree
Question:149 Mr. Bree asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in county Sligo who was informed in writing by the North Western Health Board on 10 December 1994, that a request for an outpatient orthopaedic appointment was received from her GP and her name had been placed on a following waiting list and that she would receive an appointment at a future date; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that this person, in spite of suffering great pain, has not been called for an appointment at the clinic; the reason he indicated in his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 49 of 4 October 1995, that the person was seen at outpatients on 9 December 1994; whether this level of service is acceptable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3873/96]