Jack Wall
Question:106. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford who was first seen by an orthopaedic consultant in 2008 and had to wait six years for a follow-up appointment, despite numerous referral letters from the person's general practitioner; that having been seen by a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in Waterford regional hospital on 12 August 2014 after a six-year delay, the person was referred by that consultant to another consultant orthopaedic surgeon, whose waiting list is up to one year; that the Health Service Executive subsequently notified the person by letter dated 17 December 2014 that the person's name had been removed from the Waterford orthopaedic outpatients waiting list for failure to respond to a validation exercise inquiry; that despite numerous requests the Health Service Executive has failed to provide an update regarding this person's prospects of treatment for the person's complaint; if he will determine the position in this case as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16956/15]
View answer