Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 243: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to a campaign by the Irish Osteoporosis Society to secure core funding; if she has commissioned an independent assessment of this request; and if her Department has developed protocols for the support of voluntary support groups in important areas of public health. [32152/07]

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 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.

Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 244: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the proposals she has in regard to the provision of comprehensive, designated transport for cancer patients who must travel to obtain services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32214/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Health Service Executive (HSE) is conducting a fundamental review of how transport services are provided which will take into account the recent decisions made in relation to the designation of managed cancer control networks and cancer centres under the National Cancer Control Programme. The HSE is also putting in place a structured programme of quality assurance, support and information services to underpin the re-organisation of cancer services to ensure that cancer patients will receive quality services as close to home as possible.

The specific question raised by the Deputy regarding transport for cancer patients relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the HSE under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to respond directly to the Deputy in relation to the matter raised.