Declan Bree
Question:69 Mr. Bree asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that, despite his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 88 of 26 September 1996 indicating that the North Western Health Board intended putting in place a significantly enhanced epidural service in Sligo General Hospital from the beginning of 1997, to date the health board has failed to provide this very necessary service; if his attention has further been drawn to the concerns of many expectant mothers who are distressed at the continued failure of the health board to provide such a service in Sligo General Hospital in view of the fact that adequate funding has been provided by his Department to provide such services; the action, if any, he intends to take to ensure that the service is reinstated without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5825/97]