Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 211: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a senior area medical officer and an area medical officer will be appointed to the Health Service Executive midlands region at Mullingar; the length of time this appointment process has been ongoing; the reason for the delay in making these appointments; the steps that have been put in place to deal with the back log of applications for domiciliary care and so on which are awaiting input from these appointees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4639/06]

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 requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have the matter raised by the Deputy in November investigated and to issue a reply directly to the Deputy.

I have been informed by the Health Service Executive that a reply was issued in November. I have asked the HSE to send a copy of this reply to the Deputy. I have also requested that the HSE reply directly to the Deputy with regard to the additional issues now raised.