Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 July 2008
278 Deputy Tom Hayes asked the Minister for Health and Children if the two beds for respite care in Our Lady’s Hospital in Cashel, County Tipperary in the newly refurbished unit are operational; if not, when they will be operational; and if the other eight residential beds are being used to full capacity. [25837/08]
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. 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.
