Hospital Services.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 15 December 2005

Thursday, 15 December 2005

Questions (127, 128)

Paudge Connolly

Question:

126 Mr. Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that the Health Service Executive north-east area, in its procurement of a consultancy to examine acute hospital services in the north east, will take on board the unanimous views of the consultant surgeons who are delivering the services on the ground in Cavan and Monaghan hospitals, and who indicated their unhappiness in a letter of 15 September 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39803/05]

Paudge Connolly

Question:

127 Mr. Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the plans that the Health Service Executive north-east area has, in its procurement of a consultancy, to examine acute hospital services in the north east (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39804/05]

Written answers

Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children (Ms Harney)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 126 and 127 together.

The Deputy's questions relate to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have these matters investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.