Requests for use of underspends towards gastric bypass surgery

Published on: 14 November 2017

Question type: Written

Reference: WQ.588/2017

Answered by: Minister for Treasury and Resources

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1240/5/1(588)

WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR TREASURY AND RESOURCES BY DEPUTY J.M. MAÇON OF ST. SAVIOUR

ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 14TH NOVEMBER 2017

Question

Has the Minister received any request from the Minister for Health and Social Services for the use of departmental underspends towards ensuring that the Department of Health and Social Services is able to perform more gastric bypass surgeries and to reduce the waiting list for such surgeries and, if so, what was the Minister's response to that request?

Answer

There has been no request from the Minister for Health and Social Services. The 2017 carry forward process has not yet started.