Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 April 2008
165 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of step down, long term care and rehabilitative beds for each of the years 2000 to 2007; the location of these beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12886/08]
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. 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.
166 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of patients inappropriately placed in acute hospital beds in each of the hospitals (details supplied) who are in need of alternative post-acute care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12887/08]
Amharc ar fhreagraOperational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services is a matter for the Health Service Executive 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 issues raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matters investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
167 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford, who has been a patient in the Mater Hospital on and off since 1999 with serious illness, should have to wait for an urgently required CT scan due to it being incorrectly ordered by the doctor who has only seen the patient, who has been under his care, once in two years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12889/08]
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 case 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.
168 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health and Children the general hospitals which have a CT scanner in place; the average cost of purchase; the annual budget to staff appropriately a CT scanner in the general hospital network; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12892/08]
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 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.
169 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be admitted to hospital in Galway for the removal of a cancerous tumour. [12894/08]
Amharc ar fhreagraOperational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services is a matter for the Health Service Executive 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 case 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.
