Vol. 502 No. 1
141 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 will have a cataract operation in the Mater Hospital, Dublin 7, in view of the fact that she has been waiting 12 months. [7369/99]
As the determination of in-patient appointments is a matter for the hospital authorities in the first instance, based on a clinical assessment of need, I have asked the chief executive officer of the Mater Hospital to investigate the position regarding this patient. Given the particular circumstances of this case, I have requested that he reply to the Deputy directly, as a matter of urgency.
