Jerry Cowley (Mayo, Independent)
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Question 888: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason children in secondary school in Achill Island, County Mayo have to attend a hygienist in Westport, County Mayo when there are full facilities in Achill to carry this out in order to save children having to travel and miss additional unnecessary hours from school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2467/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter regarding dental hygiene investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.