National Clinical Programme for Heart Failure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 May 2017

Tuesday, 30 May 2017

Questions (510, 511)

Louise O'Reilly

Question:

510. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 249, 250 and 252 of 3 May 2017, his plans to address the geographical gap in heart failure services in the South/South West hospital group; if a business case has been made for the €750,000 investment that is needed to establish heart failure services in Cork University Hospital and Kerry general hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26013/17]

Louise O'Reilly

Question:

511. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 249, 250 and 252 of 3 May 2017, the short-term and long-term plans for dealing with heart failure patients in the area in view of the lack of heart failure services in Cork University Hospital and Kerry general hospital; the number of persons who have not been able to access specialist services in the area in view of the lack of a heart failure unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26014/17]

Written answers

Minister for Health

I propose to take Questions Nos. 510 and 511 together.

In relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.