Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 80: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the current status of the Hanly report on medical staffing with regard to hospital configuration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26068/05]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Report of the National Taskforce on Medical Staffing, the Hanly report, made a series of important recommendations regarding the development of hospital services. Responsibility for the future configuration of acute hospital services, taking into account the recommendations of the report by the national taskforce on medical staffing, now rests with the Health Service Executive. The key priority is to ensure that patients, wherever they live, have access to high quality hospital care.