Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 218: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of money that the Health Service Executive will save by closing the orthopaedic unit in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan for the month of December 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24458/07]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 219: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied that the Health Service Executive had only six patients from the north-east region booked in for elective orthopaedic surgery for the month of December 2007 at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan; the reason for this low level of appointments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24459/07]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 220: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will intervene on the decision made by the Health Service Executive to close the orthopaedic unit at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan; and if she will instruct the HSE to reverse this decision in order to keep this service open to the people of the north east. [24460/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 218 to 220, inclusive, 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.