Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 209: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the services that were scheduled to begin in Cashel once South Tipperary General Hospital took over a large amount of its work have begun; the amount spent on these community services; when they began to operate; the number of staff occupied on a full-time and part-time basis; and the number of patients treated in this new capacity in the hospital in Cashel since the change to South Tipperary General Hospital for many functions. [29371/07]

Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 210: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm a time-frame for building to begin on additional resources for Cashel Hospital in County Tipperary. [29372/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 209 and 210 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.