Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 93: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if one ward in Tallaght Hospital is short seven and a half nurses; if there is any prospect of those positions being filled in the near future; and her views on whether this is having a detrimental effect on access and care in the hospital. [5888/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act, 2004. It is a matter for the Executive to manage and deploy its human resources to best meet the requirements of its Annual Service Plan for the delivery of health and personal social services to the public. The Executive is the appropriate body to consider the matter 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.

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 95: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if Tallaght Hospital is short of an anaesthetist; if this is leading to operations being cancelled or delayed particularly for elderly patients awaiting hip operations; and the steps being taken to resolve this crisis. [5890/08]

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.