Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 85: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 64 of 27 June 2007, the position regarding her plans to deal with the situation at the Mid-Western Regional Hospital where patients in need of dialysis have to travel long distances due to the fact that the hospital can not accommodate them; and if the Tullamore mobile dialysis service which was recommended by the Irish Kidney Association to move to Limerick will do so. [30394/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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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 issue 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.

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 86: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that at present there are no dialysis services available at Cork University Hospital for visitors from abroad; and the date when such services will be available. [30409/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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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 issue 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.