Health Services.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 April 2006

Tuesday, 4 April 2006

Questions (178)

Liz McManus

Question:

192 Ms McManus asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that public health nurses here unlike the UK are unable, for insurance reasons, to visit schools to give advice and raise awareness regarding anaphylaxis and the way in which to manage same in a school environment; her plans to facilitate public health nurses to carry out this work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12977/06]

Written answers

Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children (Ms Harney)

The Deputy's question relates 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 the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.