Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 266: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide funding for a dedicated eating disorder service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39159/06]

Paudge Connolly (Cavan-Monaghan, Independent)
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Question 335: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if funding will be provided for dedicated eating disorder services for young people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39106/06]

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 337: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the initiatives that have been undertaken by her Department to highlight the problem of eating disorders here; the services currently in place for both the prevention and treatment of such conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39158/06]

Tim O'Malley (Limerick East, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 266, 335 and 337 together.

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, including the treatment of eating disorders, has been provided as part of its overall vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.