Vol. 505 No. 6
156 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 who is waiting almost ten months for a heart by-pass will receive treatment as a matter of urgency; when this person will receive treatment for her bowel complaint; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14312/99]
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 Beaumont 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.
