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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 November 2005

Tuesday, 29 November 2005

Questions (185)

David Stanton

Question:

173 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the details of the 1,000 new frontline staff who were to be recruited in 2005 to provide services for persons with disabilities, as announced in her statement on the publication of Estimates in 2004; the details of the qualifications of such staff; the services they provide; the locations at which they have been assigned; when and the way in which they were recruited; the estimated cost of the provision of such new staff in 2005 and in a full year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36713/05]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children (Mr. T. O’Malley)

The Deputy's questions relate to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have these matters investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.