Written answer
Hospital Facilities
The Minister referred the query about an orthopaedic operation date and waiting-list status at Sligo University Hospital to the HSE for a direct response.
3772. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a date for an orthopaedic operation in Sligo University Hospital will be given to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; if they are on the urgent or routine waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62735/26]
Comment on this
Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. The Minister for Health is prohibited from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual.
In relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.