Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 115: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if an instruction is handed down from her Department to the Health Service Executive with regard to the budgetary allocation it must make in order to fund speech therapy, language therapy, occupational health and psychological services to children with special needs; if in the absence of adequate funding being allocated to these areas of service by the Health Service Executive her Department has any discretion as regards requesting that a further allocation be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37494/05]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The issues raised by the Deputy are dealt with under sections 31 to 33 of the Health Act 2004. These sections provide for the preparation, submission, approval and implementation of the Health Service Executive's service plan. In developing the service plan, the Executive must have regard to section 31(12) of the Act which requires that the estimate must be consistent with the Vote for the executive as published by the Government in the estimates for supply services.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 116: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if and when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be admitted to Naas day hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37496/05]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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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 executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.