Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 137: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will introduce measures to address the needs of people with myasthenia gravis including the appointment of a specialist neurologist and a specialist nurse, accompanied by an awareness campaign on the condition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9316/08]

Charlie O'Connor (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 213: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to plans to put in place a neurologist in the health services who would specialise in the diagnosis and treatment of myasthenia gravis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9587/08]

Charlie O'Connor (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 214: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received correspondences from an association (detail supplied) in relation to the potential of establishing a specialist nurse support on myasthenia gravis in the health services; her views on meeting with the association to further discuss the idea; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9588/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 137, 213 and 214 together.

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 issues raised by the Deputies. 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 Deputies.

I have received the correspondence from the association concerned regarding the provision of support in this area and the matter is currently under consideration.