Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 16 Oct 2001

Vol. 542 No. 2

Written Answers. - Hospital Services.

John McGuinness

Question:

334 Mr. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health and Children the reasons proper care and treatment are not being provided for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; the reason the patient has been informed he must wait for six months before being treated at Dún Laoghaire rehabilitation centre; if a bed or place can be provided immediately; the further reasons this patient was discharged without proper home support; the reason the basic aid of a wheelchair was denied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24288/01]

Minister for Health and Children (Mr. Martin)

The provision of rehabilitation services in the National Rehabilitation Hospital and community support services in the Kilkenny region are matters for the Eastern Regional Health Authority and the South-Eastern Health Board respectively. Accordingly, the Deputy's question has been referred to the chief executive officers of the Eastern Regional Health Authority and the South-Eastern Health Board, with a request that they examine the issues appropriate to them and reply directly to the Deputy as a matter of urgency. I would also like to point out that the scheduling for admission to the hospital is a matter for the consultant concerned and is determined solely on the basis of medical priority.