Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 90: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the actions which have been taken to date by her Department to implement the council on stroke of the Irish Heart Foundation recommendations in 2000 to address the lack of adequate supports to address stroke victims and those prone to a stroke; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11152/08]

Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 91: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the actions she will take to provide an overall national and regional policy on stroke within the Irish health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11153/08]

David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 95: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the availability of community based stroke services across the country; the services on offer and locations of same; her plans for the development of an integrated, community based, multidisciplinary stroke rehabilitation services network; the targets that have been set in relation to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11196/08]

David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 97: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number, with regard to the recommendations made in 2000 by the Irish Heart Foundation's council on stroke, of these that have been adopted and implemented, in particular in relation to prevention and health promotion, acute treatment and rehabilitation, community rehabilitation and establishment of a stroke register; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11198/08]

Pat Gallagher (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 90, 91, 95 and 97 together.

In September last year Minister Harney established a Cardiovascular Health Policy Group to draw up a new policy framework for the development of all aspects of cardiovascular health, including stroke. The Group is scheduled to report in May 2008. The work of the Group will, inter alia, be informed by the report of the Irish Heart Foundation's Council on Stroke and a national audit of stroke services carried out by the Irish Heart Foundation with funding from my Department. The results of this audit will be published shortly.

Current service availability and plans for development of stroke services are matters which relate to the funding, 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 these matters investigated and to have replies issued directly to the Deputies.