Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 193: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to patients having to travel from the midlands, where there is a renal unit at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Tullamore, to other units around the country for dialysis; the measures being taken to facilitate these patients to attend a unit closer to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13095/08]

Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 194: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the renal unit at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Tullamore will be fully opened to patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13096/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 193 and 194 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 particular issues raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matters investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.