Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 363: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason patients (details supplied) are being transferred to nursing homes in Kildare from St. James's Hospital, without the consent of their next of kin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4945/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, 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. 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.