Jerry Cowley (Mayo, Independent)
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Question 195: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the fact that the Cork University Hospital cancer unit has no designated inpatient cancer treatment facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11742/05]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the provision of hospital services. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer of the Health Service Executive's southern area to investigate the matters raised and to reply directly to the Deputy.

Jerry Cowley (Mayo, Independent)
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Question 196: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the fact that the cancer outpatient facility for chemotherapy in Letterkenny acts as an overflow for accident and emergency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11743/05]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the delivery of hospital services. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer of the executive's north-west area to investigate the matters raised and to reply directly to the Deputy.

Jerry Cowley (Mayo, Independent)
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Question 197: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the fact that her Department is breaching its own guidelines which it laid down for the administration of chemotherapy and identifying that chemotherapy should be administered in designated inpatient and outpatient facilities with proper resources; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11744/05]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the delivery of hospital services, including the application of guidelines for the use of cytotoxic medical preparations in the treatment of patients with cancer. Accordingly, my Department has requested the director of the National Hospitals Office to investigate the matters raised and to reply directly to the Deputy.