Health Services Provision

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 November 2012

Tuesday, 27 November 2012

Questions (705)

Joe O'Reilly

Question:

705. Deputy Joe O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he will consider lifting the recent embargo on a promised podiatry post at Cavan Hospital, sanctioned in April 2012 in view of teh fact that the post was planned as part of the National Footcare Programme and is critical to tackling diabetes foot disease in the community and keeping persons with this complication out of hospital and promised podiatry posts have been filled in Counties Dublin, Galway and Limerick but not in Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52951/12]

Written answers

Minister for Health

The HSE National Clinical Programme for Diabetes - which includes the care of children and adolescents with diabetes - was established within the Clinical Strategy and Programmes Directorate. The purpose of the Programme is to define the way diabetic Clinical Services should be delivered, resourced and measured; and a clinician has been appointed to lead on the development of the programme. In relation to the specific query raised by the Deputy, as this is a local service issue, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Question No. 706 answered with Question No. 641.

Question No. 707 answered with Question No. 674.