Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 244: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will take steps to have a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath admitted for a hip operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16721/07]

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 consider the particular case 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.

Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 245: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will take steps to have a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath admitted to Cappagh Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16722/07]

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 consider the particular case 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.

Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 246: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will take steps to have a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath provided with a bed at University College Hospital, Galway as same is required for approximately three days to enable this person to be assessed as to the benefit of new medication, which requires observation for that period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16723/07]

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 consider the particular case 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.

Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 247: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will take steps to have a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath immediately admitted for an appointment with a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Tallaght Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16724/07]

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 consider the particular case 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.