253 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Health and Children if a fully fledged Mayo orthopaedic unit, as detailed in the Western Health Board service plan for 2004 and envisaged in the plan for Mayo orthopaedic services 2002-2006, will open, as announced, in September 2004; his views on whether he feels there is any point in the three times reiterated statement as pronounced by his office through the Ministers of State, Deputies Tim O’Malley and Brian Lenihan, that discussions are continuing between the orthopaedic staff at Mayo and Castlebar, which statement is denied; if this is an attempt to water down a fully fledged Mayo orthopaedic unit as promised in the above plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19644/04]

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253 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Health and Children if a fully fledged Mayo orthopaedic unit, as detailed in the Western Health Board service plan for 2004 and envisaged in the plan for Mayo orthopaedic services 2002-2006, will open, as announced, in September 2004; his views on whether he feels there is any point in the three times reiterated statement as pronounced by his office through the Ministers of State, Deputies Tim O’Malley and Brian Lenihan, that discussions are continuing between the orthopaedic staff at Mayo and Castlebar, which statement is denied; if this is an attempt to water down a fully fledged Mayo orthopaedic unit as promised in the above plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19644/04]

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1. 30 June 2004

   Hospital Services.

   253 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Health and Children if a fully fledged Mayo orthopaedic unit, as detailed in the Western Health Board service plan for 2004 and envisaged in the plan for Mayo orthopaedic services 2002-2006, will open, as announced, in September 2004; his views on whether he feels there is any point in the three times reiterated statement as pronounced by his office through the Ministers of State, Deputies Tim O’Malley and Brian Lenihan, that discussions are continuing between the orthopaedic staff at Mayo and Castlebar, which statement is denied; if this is an attempt to water down a fully fledged Mayo orthopaedic unit as promised in the above plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19644/04]

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