Christy O'Sullivan (Cork South West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 195: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the bed places currently closed in Clonakilty community hospital will be made available to those in need of them; and if there is a policy to cut back bed places in community hospitals throughout west Cork. [4509/08]

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 matter raised by the Deputy. The 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.