Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 257: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the services available to a person (details supplied) in Dublin who has suffered from mental illness since early teens in view of the fact that psychiatric care and follow up remedial treatment were found to be limited and inadequate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3226/06]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 319: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the proposals her Department has to improve the interface between the prison services and the health services with particular regard to mental and psychiatric services where a person (details supplied) in Dublin 4 finds that due to inadequate and limited psychiatric remedial treatment, they were transferred to Unit B of the Central Mental Hospital, having spent eight weeks in Cloverhill remand prison; the steps she will take to ensure that a person in need of medical treatment rather than incarceration is provided with the appropriate treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3229/06]

Tim O'Malley (Limerick East, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 257 and 319 together.

The Deputy's questions relate 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 have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.