Health Services.

Wednesday, 26 September 2007

Questions (200, 201)

Finian McGrath

Question:

279 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health and Children if advice and assistance will be given to persons (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [19834/07]

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Finian McGrath

Question:

288 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health and Children if assistance will be given to persons (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [19856/07]

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Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children (Deputy Jimmy Devins)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 279 and 288 together.

Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive (HSE) under the Health Act 2004 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. The Executive, therefore, is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter 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.