Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 166: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will respond to the criticism of Judge David Anderson who questioned if the Health Service Executive was fit for purpose after a two year delay in providing psychiatric care for a person (details supplied) facing 27 charges and who cannot access services at the Central Mental Hospital; her views on his describing the HSE as dysfunctional after it failed to send a representative to explain this to the court; the reason the CEO did not turn up to the scheduled court appearance. [10805/08]

Jimmy Devins (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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Given the division of powers under the Constitution, it would not be appropriate for me to comment on any remarks made in court by a member of the judiciary. 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. 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.