Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 524: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will carry out an inquiry into a nursing home (details supplied) in County Cavan where the incidence of dependent persons falling is very high, where 45 falls were recorded in 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15365/07]

Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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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. The Executive has advised that the HSE Inspectorate had identified this concern and made recommendations in terms of corrective action within a specific timeframe. The Inspectorate have carried out a further inspection and have stated that the breach has been satisfactorily addressed.