Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 20 Oct 1998

Vol. 495 No. 4

Written Answers. - Hospital Waiting Lists.

Willie Penrose

Question:

232 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for Health and Children the steps, if any, he will take to ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Longford is admitted to Cappagh Hospital, Dublin 11, to have an orthopaedic procedure carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20137/98]

Minister for Health and Children (Mr. Cowen)

The provision of medical treatment for eligible persons in County Longford is the statutory responsibility of the Midland Health Board in the first instance. I have asked the chief executive of the board to investigate this case and to reply to the Deputy directly as a matter of urgency.