Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 237: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the extent to which all the facilities including state of the art operating theatres are fully operational at Naas General Hospital; her plans in this regard for the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18075/07]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 238: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she expects the final phase of the Naas Hospital project plan to be completed; the full compliment of facilities including beds then expected to become available; if it is intended to review the bed compliment with a view to an increase in line with demographic trends; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18076/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 237 and 238 together.

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 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.