Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 201: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the in-house cleaning costs and contract cleaning service costs for each hospital in the State in tabular readable form. [30594/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the HSE under the Health Act 2004 and funding for all health services, including cleaning costs, 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.

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 202: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average cost of providing hospital meals to patients in each year since 2002 with a breakdown for each Health Service Executive region in tabular readable form. [30599/07]

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 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.