Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 July 2008
221 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of emergency cases referred to the accident and emergency department of Ennis General Hospital for each of the years from 2003 to 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25331/08]
View answerOperational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. Therefore, the Executive 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.
