Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 221: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the areas throughout the Health Service Executive most seriously affected by a shortage of accident and emergency staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24465/07]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 222: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied regarding the adequacy of nursing and medical staff at various accident and emergency departments throughout the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24466/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 221 and 222 together.

Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services, including staffing issues, 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 issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matters investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.