Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 263: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when it is expected that all facilities from the old Midlands Regional Hospital, Tullamore, County Offaly will be fully transferred to the new facility on the same site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3277/08]

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 Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004 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 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.

Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 264: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received a progress report from the Health Service Executive in relation to when it is expected that the new Midlands Regional Hospital, Tullamore, County Offaly will be opened; the details of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3278/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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My Department is informed by the Health Service Executive that a number of Departments transferred to the new Midlands Regional Hospital during 2007 are operational and that discussions are ongoing in relation to the transfer of the remaining existing services.