Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 98: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of young people who cannot be discharged from an acute medical or surgical bed because they require long-term nursing care which is not available to them in the community, with a breakdown by hospital and length of stay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4386/08]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 99: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of young people who cannot be discharged because they need long-term nursing care which is not available to them in the community who have been in an acute medical or surgical bed for more than a year, with a breakdown by hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4387/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 98 and 99 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.