Care of the Elderly.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 April 2007

Thursday, 5 April 2007

Questions (258)

Ruairí Quinn

Question:

251 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of new step down beds opened since June 2002. [13795/07]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children (Mr. S. Power)

Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. 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.