James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 272: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make funding available for a Health Service Executive residence (details supplied) in County Longford to enable level D patients to live in their own communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19811/07]

James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 385: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the current and projected staffing levels for a Health Service Executive residence (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20579/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 272 and 385 together.

Subject to overall parameters set by Government, the Health Service Executive has the responsibility for determining the composition of its staffing complement. In that regard, it is a matter for the Executive to manage and deploy its human resources to best meet the requirements of the Actual Service Plan for the delivery of health and personal social services to the public. The Executive is the appropriate body to consider the matter 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 to the Deputy.