Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 304: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the number of the community drugs outreach teams covering Dublin and mid-Leinster has been reduced from 14 to eight with no cover available for anyone going on maternity or sick leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9214/08]

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. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 305: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the cutbacks in funding to drug addiction services and in Health Service Executive staff working with addicts is contrary to the National Drugs Strategy; the steps she will take to reverse all such cutbacks or end the staff recruitment embargo. [9215/08]

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. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.