Charlie O'Connor (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 179: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of consultants currently employed at Tallaght Hospital; and the comparable figures for 1998 when the hospital opened. [12247/07]

Charlie O'Connor (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 180: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of consultants currently assigned to the National Children's Hospital at Tallaght; and the comparable figures for June 1998. [12248/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 179 and 180 together.

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 particular issues raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matters investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.