Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 172: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff employed at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Tullamore including porters, cleaners, catering staff, nurses, doctors, care attendants, laboratory staff, and any other staff in the hospital excluding administrative staff. [3939/08]

Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 173: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff employed at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise including porters, cleaners, catering staff, nurses, doctors, care attendants, laboratory staff, and any other staff in the hospital excluding administrative staff. [3940/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 172 and 173 together.

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 issues raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matters investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.