Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 170: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether it is appropriate that a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 be released from accident and emergency rather than being referred to psychiatric care in the hospital. [27121/07]

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 171: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 with an eating disorder was not assigned a bed and treatment in St Vincent's Hospital unit which deals with eating disorders when the opportunity presented itself. [27122/07]

Jimmy Devins (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 170 and 171 together.

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. The Executive, therefore, is the appropriate body to consider the particular case 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.

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 172: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to or if she will investigate claims that a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 had been prescribed tablets that they are allergic to while in accident and emergency recently. [27123/07]

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 173: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason it should take two nurses to deliver four potassium tablets daily to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and the further reason opportunities to take blood samples to assess and monitor their potassium levels on a regular basis are not being availed of. [27124/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 172 and 173 together.

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 case 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.