Vol. 576 No. 1
257 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason an annual appointment on 3 December 2003 in the Mater eye clinic in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 has been postponed until July 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29182/03]
Responsibility for the provision of health services to persons living in Counties Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow rests with the Eastern Regional Health Authority. My Department has, therefore, asked the regional chief executive of the authority to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and to reply to her directly.
