364 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress he has made since meeting with consultant rheumatologist and patient advocacy groups in ensuring an equitable service for persons of Mayo; if he can give any hope to persons who wait for five years in pain in Mayo for rheumatology appointments and suffer irreparable damage to their joints with resulting reduced life expectancy due to the fact they have missed the window of opportunity for effective treatment because of the Minister’s failure to provide sufficient consultant rheumatologists and a Mayo rheumatology unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20339/04]

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364 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress he has made since meeting with consultant rheumatologist and patient advocacy groups in ensuring an equitable service for persons of Mayo; if he can give any hope to persons who wait for five years in pain in Mayo for rheumatology appointments and suffer irreparable damage to their joints with resulting reduced life expectancy due to the fact they have missed the window of opportunity for effective treatment because of the Minister’s failure to provide sufficient consultant rheumatologists and a Mayo rheumatology unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20339/04]

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