Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 157: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is aware that the waiting times for hearing tests for children in Newbridge health centre in County Kildare and Tallaght health centre in Dublin have risen from three to four weeks in June, 2006 to three to six months now; and if she will arrange for the provision of additional clinics to reduce these unacceptable waiting times. [31592/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 158: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a response will issue to Parliamentary Question No. 444 of 26 September 2007. [31593/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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My Department has been informed by the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Health Service Executive that the Executive will be in a position to provide a reply to the Deputy shortly.

Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 159: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will sanction additional funding for home care packages in County Kildare in view of the fact that there are 130 people awaiting approval for same because of financial constraints. [31594/07]

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. 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.