Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 177: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the parents of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly are unable to avail of the same service through the Health Service Executive with regard to their medical needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7709/08]

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. The Executive is also responsible for the negotiation of the supply of drugs and medicines for the GMS and community drugs schemes. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the 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.