Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 318: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the in-house cleaning costs and contract cleaning service costs for each hospital in the State for the years 2005 and 2007; and if she will provide the information in tabular readable form. [3840/08]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 319: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the projected and budgeted cleaning costs and contract cleaning service costs for each hospital in the State for 2008; and if she will provide the information in tabular readable form. [3841/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 318 and 319 together.

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.