Hospital Services.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 March 2010

Tuesday, 23 March 2010

Questions (148)

Phil Hogan

Question:

256 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide evidence and justification with respect to diagnostic laboratory services as a whole to support her comments in Dáil Éireann on 8 December 2009 with respect to clinical laboratory services in the Health Service Executive when she stated that our turn around time is bad and our quality is poor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12270/10]

Written answers

Minister for Health and Children (Deputy Mary Harney)

I regret that due to industrial action I am not in a position to provide a substantive response to your Parliamentary Question. If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with me again in due course.