1217 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the discrepancy between the number of young children with cerebral palsy who have been recommended for the selective dorsal rhizotomy operation by Enable Ireland’s specialist service, and subsequently approved by the surgical teams carrying out the operation, and the number who have been able to secure a formal referral from their Health Service Executive consultant; if his attention has been drawn to the implications of this discrepancy under the terms of the treatment abroad scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17876/12]

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1217 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the discrepancy between the number of young children with cerebral palsy who have been recommended for the selective dorsal rhizotomy operation by Enable Ireland’s specialist service, and subsequently approved by the surgical teams carrying out the operation, and the number who have been able to secure a formal referral from their Health Service Executive consultant; if his attention has been drawn to the implications of this discrepancy under the terms of the treatment abroad scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17876/12]

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