Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 621: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on establishing a midwife led maternity unit operating at Ennis General Hospital, a Health Service Executive Clare home birth service based at a midwife led maternity unit in Ennis, the provision of satellite anti-natal clinics throughout County Clare, the establishment of a Domino scheme birth option for Clare mothers, the extension of current post-natal services, including an increased number of post-natal care home visits and more post-natal groups and clinics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43719/06]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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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. 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 this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 622: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the commitment she made when publishing the Estimates 2005 that a second MRI scanner would be provided in Beaumont Hospital; and the reason same has not happened. [43723/06]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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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.

My Department is advised by the Executive that the tendering process for the second MRI scanner at Beaumont Hospital is nearing completion. Arrangements with a private provider have been in place since February 2006 pending the provision of the second MRI.

My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to reply directly to the Deputy in relation to the expected commissioning date of the second MRI at Beaumont Hospital.