Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 445: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied with the standard and quality of second hand wheelchairs sometimes offered to elderly persons in the community; her views on the fact that a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 was offered a wheelchair that was unhygienic; if she will investigate the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2196/08]

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.