Vol. 505 No. 5
81 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will report on the delay in a triple by-pass operation for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; when the operation will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14093/99]
As the determination of in-patient appointments is a matter for the hospital authorities in the first instance, based on clinical assessment of need, I have asked the chief executive officer of Mater Misericordiae Hospital to investigate the position regarding this patient. Given the particular cir cumstances of this case, I have requested that he reply to the Deputy directly, as a matter of urgency.
