115 Mr. Cregan asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) has to wait until April 2007 to have a biopsy and endoscopy carried out in Crumlin Children’s Hospital; and if there is a way in which the patients on this waiting list can have their procedures carried out sooner. [42088/06]

Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this case investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

116 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 257 of 25 April 2006, regarding the terms of reference of the independent consultative committee to review acute hospitals in the mid-west, when this independent review will commence; the person who is conducting the review; when that review started or is expected to start; when it is expected to conclude; and the impact the review will have on the recently announced development of Ennis General Hospital and the existing service there. [42105/06]

The review of acute hospital services in the Mid West region is the responsibility of the Health Service Executive. Therefore the questions raised by the Deputy are a matter for the HSE. Accordingly my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division to arrange to reply directly to the Deputy.