Bernard J. Durkan
Question:905 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be issued with a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22249/04]
View answerWednesday, 29 September 2004
Questions (726, 727, 728, 729, 730, 731)
Written answers
Responsibility for the provision of a medical card is, by legislation, a matter for the chief executive officer of the relevant health board or authority. My Department has therefore asked the regional chief executive of the Eastern Regional Health Authority to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and to reply to him directly.
Bernard J. Durkan
Question:906 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Health and Children if a medical card application in the name of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare can be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22250/04]
View answerResponsibility for the provision of a medical card is, by legislation, a matter for the chief executive officer of the relevant health board or authority. My Department has, therefore, asked the regional chief executive of the Eastern Regional Health Authority to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and to reply to him directly.
Bernard J. Durkan
Question:907 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Health and Children if a medical card application in the name of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare can be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22251/04]
View answerResponsibility for the provision of a medical card is, by legislation, a matter for the chief executive officer of the relevant health board or authority. My Department has, therefore, asked the regional chief executive of the Eastern Regional Health Authority to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and to reply to him directly.
Bernard J. Durkan
Question:908 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Health and Children when home help will be put in place for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if he will clarify the reply received from the health board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22252/04]
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As the Deputy will be aware, the provision of health services in the Kildare area is, in the first instance, the responsibility of the South Western Area Health Board acting under the aegis of the Eastern Regional Health Authority. My Department has, therefore, asked the chief executive of the authority to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and reply direct to him as a matter of urgency.
Bernard J. Durkan
Question:909 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card will be awarded to persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22253/04]
View answerResponsibility for the provision of a medical card is, by legislation, a matter for the chief executive officer of the relevant health board/authority. My Department has, therefore, asked the regional chief executive of the Eastern Regional Health Authority to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and to reply to him directly.
Michael Ring
Question:910 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Health and Children if the Western Health Board will immediately assess the living conditions of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [22255/04]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, the provision of health services in the Mayo area is, in the first instance, the responsibility of the Western Health Board. My Department has, therefore, asked the chief executive of the board to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and reply direct to him as a matter of urgency.