188 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will examine the facilities in Rotunda Hospital and Holles Street Hospital, Dublin, in relation to waiting rooms and so on for pregnant women attending for prenatal visits; if there are guidelines or standards for the acceptable waiting time and facilities; if her Department, the Health Information and Quality Authority or the Health Service Executive is responsible for monitoring and enforcing acceptable standards; her views on whether it is acceptable for a pregnant woman to be left standing waiting for her check up for 30 minutes, one hour or two hours; if accommodation with chairs will be provided in the hospitals or rented nearby and women called forward to the hospitals as required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35707/09]

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188 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will examine the facilities in Rotunda Hospital and Holles Street Hospital, Dublin, in relation to waiting rooms and so on for pregnant women attending for prenatal visits; if there are guidelines or standards for the acceptable waiting time and facilities; if her Department, the Health Information and Quality Authority or the Health Service Executive is responsible for monitoring and enforcing acceptable standards; her views on whether it is acceptable for a pregnant woman to be left standing waiting for her check up for 30 minutes, one hour or two hours; if accommodation with chairs will be provided in the hospitals or rented nearby and women called forward to the hospitals as required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35707/09]

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