Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 384: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when and the person by whom the catchment area for physiotherapy services for Beaumont Hospital was set; the person who has responsibility for determining the boundary for this catchment area; when the electoral divisions covered were last reviewed; if she plans to review same; if so, the timescale for making changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14540/07]

Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 385: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the person who has responsibility for determining the catchment area or other qualifying criteria for physiotherapy services for each hospital; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that several anomalies exist resulting in no cover for patients in certain parts of Dublin; and the steps being taken, in advance of the roll-out of primary care centres, to ensure that every area of Dublin is covered by hospital physiotherapy services. [14541/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 384 and 385 together.

The Primary Care Strategy aims to develop services in the community to give people direct access to locally-based integrated multidisciplinary teams of general practitioners, nurses, home helps, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and others. As part of the development of primary care there has been a very significant increase in resources and capacity for delivery of physiotherapy services in primary care settings, with a target of in excess of 70 new physiotherapy posts to be created with the funding made available in 2006. It is anticipated that physiotherapy capacity will be further expanded in 2007 as a result of the planned establishment of a further 100 Primary Care Teams.

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 matters investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 386: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 293 of 7 November 2006, if the Health Service Executive has completed its consideration of the revenue requirement for the new CT scanner at Ennis General Hospital; if the decision to provide a six slice scanner has been reconsidered; the time-table for the roll-out of the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14548/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services is a matter for the Health Service Executive 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 issue raised by the Deputy. 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.