Health Services.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 September 2007

Wednesday, 26 September 2007

Ceisteanna (378)

David Stanton

Ceist:

465 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of child and adolescent psychiatric teams working in the southern region of the Health Service Executive; the details of the make-up of each of these teams, for example psychiatrists, paediatricians and so on; the location of each of these teams; the numbers waiting to be assessed and average waiting time for an assessment with each of these teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21131/07]

Freagraí scríofa

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

Operational 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. The Executive is, therefore, the appropriate body to consider the issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.