Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 220: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of public nursing home beds each year for each of the past 20 years. [19344/05]

Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 221: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of privately owned and operated nursing home beds for each of the past ten years. [19345/05]

Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 222: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of private nursing home patients for whom a nursing home subvention was payable in 2004 or later. [19346/05]

Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 223: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of private nursing home beds which were contracted out to the local health board or Health Service Executive equivalent during 2004 or later. [19347/05]

Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 220 to 223, inclusive, together.

The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the HSE to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.