Written answer
Hospital Appointments Status
The Minister cannot direct the HSE to expedite an individual appointment and has asked it to respond directly to the Deputy.
441. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health If an appointment can be expedited for a constituent (details supplied). [75012/26]
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.