Vol. 539 No. 3
137 Mr. O'Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary will be given a routine ear, nose and throat consultant's appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19421/01]
The Deputy will appreciate that the scheduling of hospital appointments is solely a matter for the relevant hospital concerned based upon clinical priority. I have, therefore, asked the chief executive officer at the South-Eastern Health Board, which has responsibility for the provision of hospital services in the case to which the Deputy is referring, to look into the matter and reply directly to the Deputy as a matter of urgency.
138 Mr. O'Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children the waiting period for public patients on the routine ear, nose and throat consultants' waiting list at Waterford Regional Hospital; the waiting period for private patients on the consultants' waiting list at Waterford Regional Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19422/01]
The waiting list information requested by the Deputy, in the format collected by my Department, for the March 2001 quarter is as follows:
Waterford Regional Hospital
|
Specialty |
Children 3-6 mths |
Children 6 mths and over |
Adults 3-12 mths |
Adults 12 mths and over |
Total |
|
ENT |
16 |
31 |
48 |
45 |
140 |
