Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 323: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the research her Department has carried out in regard to ABI; if such research results are available; the action taken by her as a result of such research; if funding is available to families who have a family member with such a diagnosis (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3658/07]

Tim O'Malley (Limerick East, Progressive Democrats)
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My Department has considered various studies undertaken in relation to Acquired Brain Injury by professionals active in the health sector. The outcomes of such studies assist in forming policy development in this regard. My Department is currently examining the development of a rehabilitation action plan for people with disabilities including those with Acquired Brain Injury.

In the last two years the Health Service Executive (HSE), and the voluntary sector funded by the HSE, have undertaken specific actions in regard to service provision for people with Acquired Brain Injury, such as the expansion of neurological services and the planned development of the rehabilitation capacity in the National Rehabilitation Hospital and Merlin Park Hospital.

The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social 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 investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.