Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)
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Question 412: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of parliamentary questions submitted to her in 2005 and the number referred to other bodies such as the Health Service Executive. [1756/06]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Prior to the establishment of the Health Service Executive, parliamentary questions concerning the provision of services to individuals or in specific geographic areas were referred to the chief executive officer of the relevant health board or to the ERHA for direct reply. Pursuant to the Health Act 2004, the functions of the health boards and the ERHA were transferred to the HSE. Questions are referred to the HSE or to other bodies in accordance with the statutory responsibilities of the body concerned. The questions answered in 2005 are set out in the following table.