Noel Ahern
Ceist:179 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of ENT consultants in the Mater Hospital; the number of patients waiting for an appointment; the number of patients seen per day; the cost per annum of the ENT department; the number of hours per week given by each consultant in the ENT department to public patients; his views on the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 17 who, on 18 February 2000, was given an appointment for 30 May 2001 with the ENT out-patients department of the Mater Hospital; the plans, if any, he has to reduce this list; and if he will get an early appointment for this person. [12000/00]
