Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 June 2008
330 Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Health and Children the guidelines or practice regarding the number of nurses that should be on duty in a facility for caring for seven adults with moderate mental disability; the normal procedure in these situations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22918/08]
View answerThe 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. It is a matter for the Executive to manage and deploy its human resources to best meet the requirements of its Annual Service Plan for the delivery of health and personal social services to the public. The Executive is the appropriate body to consider the 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.
