Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 December 2006
310 Mr. Hayes asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding her Department provides to cancer hospices in South Tipperary on an individual basis annually; and if she supports the hospice movement. [42887/06]
Amharc ar fhreagraOperational 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 funding issue 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.
