Dan Neville
Ceist:429 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will appoint a full time paediatric immunologist. [22346/03]
Written Answers. - Hospital Services.
The development of immunology services has been the subject of a review by Comhairle na nOspidéal. In November 2000, Comhairle published a report on immunology services which recommended that paediatric immunology should be developed as part of the supra-regional immunology centre for south Dublin at St James's Hospital with appropriate links to the children's hospitals at Crumlin and Tallaght.
As the matter is, therefore, appropriate to the Eastern Regional Health Authority, my Department has asked the regional chief executive of the authority to examine the issue and to reply to the Deputy directly.