Bernard Allen (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 351: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on the situation whereby the Irish Medical Organisation's independent patient information website has been taken completely off-line and its future is in doubt as a result of a disagreement with her Department over funding. [11785/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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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. The Executive is responsible for funding this website and is therefore the appropriate body to consider the issue 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.