Willie Penrose
Ceist:248 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for Health and Children the steps, if any, he will take to appoint an accident and emergency consultant to the new department of accident and emergency at the Longford and Westmeath general hospital in view of the fact there are 38,000 attendances at the hospital which warrant this appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6826/99]