asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) in County Mayo was referred by a general practitioner in April 1988 for a hernia operation to Castlebar General Hospital; and if he will give the date on which this procedure took place.
Written Answers. - Operation in Castlebar General Hospital.
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This is a matter for the Western Health Board in the first instance. I am informed by the board that the person concerned was admitted to hospital on 17 January and the procedure was carried out on 18 January 1989.