Health Services.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 July 2008

Thursday, 10 July 2008

Questions (172, 173)

Frank Feighan

Question:

168 Deputy Frank Feighan asked the Minister for Health and Children when it is envisaged that patients who attended the audiology clinic in Roscommon in April 2008 and were advised at that clinic they would be called back in six weeks time will be called back; if there is a full time audiologist for the Health Service Executive west area including County Roscommon; when the appointment was made; the number of patients on the waiting list; the length of time patients have to wait; and the length of time patients assessed for hearing aids will have to wait for the hearing aids. [28762/08]

Frank Feighan

Question:

169 Deputy Frank Feighan asked the Minister for Health and Children when is it envisaged persons (details supplied) in County Roscommon will be called for hearing aid tests. [28763/08]

Written answers

Minister for Health and Children (Deputy Mary Harney)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 168 and 169 together.

The Deputy's question relates to the funding, 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 this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.