Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 March 2005
176 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of Dublin children per postal district who have been diagnosed as having either Asperger’s syndrome, autism or ADHD in each of the past five years; and the additional resources the health authorities have correspondingly set aside in each community care area to address this problem. [7004/05]
View answerThe Health Act, 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the collection of the information requested. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's eastern area to investigate the matter raised and to reply directly to the Deputy.
