Ivan Yates
Question:64 Mr. Yates asked the Minister for Health and Children if his attention has been drawn to the fact that, according to statistics released by the British Heart Foundation relating to European cardiovascular disease, Ireland is at the bottom of the league status in the prevention of death from coronary heart disease, has the second lowest rate of coronary artery by-pass procedures, with just 272 being carried out per million of the population and 37% of all deaths under 75 are attributed to this disease; and the urgent action, if any, being taken by his Department to reduce premature death from cardiovascular disease. [6617/00]