75 Mr. Hayes asked the Minister for Health and Children if his attention has been drawn to the fact that parents of children attending the paediatric haematology unit in Tallaght on 7 March 2000 were informed that the senior haematology registrar attached to the hospital was leaving in three months and was not being replaced and that the paediatric haematology unit was to be transferred to Crumlin Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9877/00]
Written Answers. - Hospital Services.
Pat Rabbitte
Question:107 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will undertake to reiterate the Government's earlier guarantee to the future of the haematology unit at the National Children's Hospital, Tallaght, in terms of location, staff, facilities and the sick children currently being treated there; the action he proposes to take in view of the scheduled departure from this unit of the senior haematology registrar; if he will guarantee that this registrar will be replaced in order to secure the continuing effective functioning of the unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9920/00]
Alan Shatter
Question:218 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children if his attention has been drawn to the fact that parents of children attending the paediatric haematology unit in Tallaght on 7 March 2000 were informed that the senior haematology registrar attached to the hospital was leaving in three months and was not being replaced and that the paediatric haematology unit was to be transferred to Crumlin Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10212/00]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 75, 107 and 218 together.
The matter raised by the Deputy is now the responsibility of the Eastern Regional Health Authority which has overall responsibility for acute hospital services.