Cecilia Keaveney (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 264: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if it is standard practice in general hospitals to offer epidurals to all maternity patients; the hospitals in which this service operates full-time and where it is only part-time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12306/07]

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 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to address the particular issues 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.