Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 204: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her proposals to provide at least one specialist palliative care inpatient unit in each of the Health Service Executive areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9020/06]

Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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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 case investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 205: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her proposals to ensure that all palliative care patients have access to respite care in a setting of their choice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9021/06]

Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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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, the 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.

Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 206: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her proposals to provide care attendants to support families of palliative care patients in the community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9022/06]

Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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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, the 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.

Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 207: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her proposals to ensure that all consultants in palliative care medicine have access to dedicated specialist beds in specialist palliative care units or acute general hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9023/06]

Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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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, the 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.

Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 208: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her proposals to ensure that the provision of services and equipment for palliative care patients should be based on need and not on ability to pay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9024/06]

Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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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, the 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.

Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 209: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of specialist palliative care beds per 100,000 population which are available in each Health Service Executive area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9025/06]

Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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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, the 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.

James Breen (Clare, Independent)
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Question 210: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the official figures regarding the number of children suffering from autism who are awaiting assessment in the Clare area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9026/06]

Tim O'Malley (Limerick East, 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.

Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 211: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of ambulances serving County Kildare through hospital and ambulance centres in 2006; and the corresponding figures from 1996. [9033/06]

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 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.

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 212: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Wexford will be called for an appointment in Waterford Regional Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9036/06]

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 has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 213: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of people who have applied for drug addiction treatment in the south-east region from 2000 to 2005, inclusive; the cost of such treatment in that period; the locations where such treatment takes place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9037/06]

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 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.

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 214: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of houses which were completed under the special housing aid for the elderly in County Wexford in the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9038/06]

Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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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, the 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.

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 215: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans for the proposed new accident and emergency department in Wexford General Hospital; the date the new accident and emergency department will begin construction; the date the new outpatients department will begin construction; the dates for construction to end on both projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9039/06]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 217: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the serious and continuous overcrowding in the accident and emergency department in Wexford General Hospital; her plans to solve this problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9041/06]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 218: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the serious overcrowding in Wexford General Hospital and that there are an additional 40 beds needed on top of the 19 bed unit that is currently under construction; her plans to solve this problem in the way of building another unit to accommodate up to 40 beds on top of the 19 bed unit currently under construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9042/06]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 224: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the serious overcrowding in Wexford General Hospital; if her attention has further been drawn to the fact that the stretcher ambulance beds are used as trolleys in the accident and emergency department thus holding up the ambulance due to the stretcher being used to facilitate patients in the accident and emergency department; her views on whether this is a satisfactory position to be in; her plans to solve the problem; the action she will take to stop ambulance stretchers being used to stop the emergency services of ambulances being held up; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9050/06]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 215, 217, 218 and 224 together.

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