Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 201: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if patients with a valid general medical card who were treated for psychiatric illnesses in the Mater public psychiatric hospital had the cost of their treatment deducted from their disability or other social welfare payments during the 1990s; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13197/05]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, HSE, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under this Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and social services. This includes responsibility for the issue raised by the Deputy and accordingly my Department has requested the HSE to investigate the matter and reply directly to the Deputy.

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 203: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 has had a valid general medical card since 1992. [13199/05]

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 assessment of applications for medical cards. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's eastern regional area and chief officer for the north eastern area to investigate the matter raised and to reply directly to the Deputy.