Written answers

Thursday, 7 December 2006

Department of Health and Children

Infectious Diseases

7:00 pm

Photo of Martin FerrisMartin Ferris (Kerry North, Sinn Fein)
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Question 114: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of members of staff at Kerry General Hospital who have been tested for MRSA. [42087/06]

Photo of Martin FerrisMartin Ferris (Kerry North, Sinn Fein)
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Question 117: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff in Kerry General Hospital who have been given the results of their tests for MRSA. [42120/06]

Photo of Martin FerrisMartin Ferris (Kerry North, Sinn Fein)
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Question 118: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff in Kerry General Hospital who have tested positive for MRSA. [42121/06]

Photo of Mary HarneyMary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 114, 117 and 118 together.

Infection prevention and control of Health Care Associated Infections (HCAIs), including MRSA, in health institutions is a matter for the Health Service Executive, as part of its overall responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services.

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 issue 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.

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