Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 October 2008
258 Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health and Children if the cardiac catheterisation laboratory at Waterford Regional Hospital will be fully funded to allow it to operate on a fulltime basis; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that current funding levels only allow it to operate on a part-time basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35473/08]
View answerOperational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services is a matter for the Health Service Executive and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall Vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
