Alan Shatter
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Deputy Alan Shatter
asked the
Minister for Health and Children
if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is currently a waiting list at St. James's Hospital, Dublin, for funding in respect of a procedure to replace used batteries in neurostimlator systems implanted in patients to provide relief from chronic pain; if she will provide funding for the necessary procedure to be carried out in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16 whose neruostimulator system battery expired several months ago and whose health and quality of life has deteriorated as a consequence; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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