Written answers

Tuesday, 11 March 2008

Department of Health and Children

Hospitals Building Programme

8:00 pm

Photo of Billy TimminsBilly Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 192: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the works that were carried out in 2007 and that are being carried out to date in 2008 for the provision of additional hospital beds; the number of beds that have been provided up to March 2008; if they are staffed and operational; if the parties who were contracted to carry out the works were given any additional economic incentive, over and above the original tender contract, in order to meet a certain completion date; if so, the details of these; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10041/08]

Photo of Billy TimminsBilly Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 193: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the name of the companies who completed contract accommodation works for the provision of additional hospital beds between 1 January 2007 and 1 March 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10042/08]

Photo of Mary HarneyMary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 192 and 193 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. Therefore the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy in relation to the period from 2005 to date. My Department has requested that the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive investigate the matter and issue a reply directly to the Deputy.

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