Liam Twomey (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 263: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if Question No. 66 of 29 June 2005 was sent to the Health Service Executive parliamentary affairs division for reply as stated in her reply to same; the reason the parliamentary affairs division of the HSE has no record of receiving the parliamentary question; if she will answer this parliamentary question directly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31899/05]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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It appears that the normal procedure for the referral by the Department of Health and Children to the Health Service Executive of the original question raised by the Deputy was not followed through in this case. I regret that such a failure occurred. I propose that the question will be answered directly, as requested by the Deputy. Unfortunately, the Department does not routinely collect the information requested and it is not possible to provide the information sought within the timeframe for this reply. I will write to the Deputy in the near future to give him my response to his request for information.