Arthur Morgan
Question:233 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason services such as angiograms, neurosurgery and by-pass procedures are not available in the North East Health Board area. [4943/03]
Written Answers. - Hospital Services.
Arthur Morgan
Question:234 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason it is necessary for patients from the NEHB to have many basic medical procedures performed outside the North-Eastern Health Board area. [4944/03]
Arthur Morgan
Question:235 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Health and Children the plans his Department has to extend the accident and emergency services to cope with some 300,000 extra patients. [4945/03]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 233 to 235, inclusive, together.
The North-Eastern Health Board is responsible for the provision of acute hospital services in its functional area. My Department has, therefore, asked the chief executive officer of the board to investigate the position in relation to the issues raised and to respond directly to the Deputy.