Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 122: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on concerns at the effect of the Health Service Executive recruitment embargo on the discharge of patients from acute hospitals due to a reduction in the availability of home care packages, meaning that acute beds are occupied by patients who could be cared for at home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24007/07]

Máire Hoctor (Tipperary North, Fianna Fail)
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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 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 directly to the Deputy.