Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 242: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff employed in the child care section in County Mayo within the Health Service Executive; the comparison figures for each of the past five years; the number of staff members employed as inspectors and pre-school services officers; and the number of inspections they carry out on an annual basis including repeat inspections. [39959/06]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Over 120,000 people work full-time or part-time in our public health services. In recent years, the Government's ongoing high level of investment in health has achieved and maintained significant increases in the numbers of doctors, nurses and other health care professionals employed in the public health services. The Government has also invested heavily in the education and training of such personnel in order to secure a good supply of graduates to provide for the health care needs of the population into the future.

The Health Service Executive is the appropriate body to consider the 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.

John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 243: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason Health Service Executive management has not made a decision on the person who will take on clinical accountability for the cases of a doctor (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; the number of children on this list; the length of time each has been waiting; the reason some have been told that the wait may be a further 18 months; if an effort has been made to identify the most serious cases with a view to having each one dealt with as a priority case and seen by the appropriate qualified person immediately; if those most in need will be referred to a private clinic where costs will be met by the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39968/06]

Tim O'Malley (Limerick East, 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 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.