Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 9 Feb 1999

Vol. 500 No. 1

Written Answers - Cardiac Services.

Willie Penrose

Ceist:

213 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Longford will be admitted to the Mater Hospital, Dublin 7, for a triple by-pass operation which is urgently required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3284/99]

Minister for Health and Children (Mr. Cowen)

The provision of medical treatment in this case is the responsibility of the voluntary hospital concerned, in the first instance. I have asked the chief executive officer of the hospital to investigate this case and to reply to the Deputy directly as a matter of urgency.