Dáil Éireann - Volume 499 - 27 January, 1999

Written Answers. - Hospital Waiting Lists.

527. Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Health and Children if admission for cataract surgery for a person (details supplied) in County [374] Mayo will be expedited in view of the fact it will be 12 to 16 months before she will be called from the waiting list at University College Hospital Galway. [28327/98]

Minister for Health and Children (Mr. Cowen): The provision of medical treatment to eligible persons in County Mayo in this instance is the statutory responsibility of the Western Health Board. I have asked the chief executive officer of the board to investigate the position in relation to this case and to reply to the Deputy directly.