Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 197: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the applications for extra beds or facilities from acute hospitals here; the date of such applications; the location of the applying hospital; the number of beds and types of facilities requested; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35491/06]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular issue raised by the Deputy. 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.