Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 192: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the critical situation in St. Brigid's Psychiatric Hospital, Ballinasloe which is operating on a skeleton staff as a result of Health Service Executive cutbacks; if she will intervene immediately to address the unacceptable level of staffing, especially in the psychiatric intensive care unit and the closure of therapy units, adversely affecting patients and staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6928/08]

Jimmy Devins (Sligo-North Leitrim, 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 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. The Executive, therefore, is the appropriate body to consider the particular 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.