Vol. 494 No. 4
310 Mr. Haughey asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 will have his hernia operation carried out in Beaumont Hospital in view of the fact that he is in considerable pain and a previous admission date was cancelled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18662/98]
As the determination of in-patient appointments is a matter for the hospital authorities in the first instance, based on a clinical assessment of need, I have asked the chief executive officer of Beaumont Hospital to investigate the position regarding this patient. Given the particular circumstances of this case, I have requested that he reply to the Deputy directly as a matter of urgency.
