Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 656: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of places for long stay geriatric patients both public and private in County Mayo; the number of such patients who receive a subsidy towards their cost; the number who receive no subsidy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1103/07]

Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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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. 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.