Joe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 173: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the proposed plan to amalgamate the male and female wards at St. Conal's Hospital is to go ahead; her views on whether the patients basic human rights are being violated by such a move; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16205/08]

Joe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 211: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the proposed amalgamation of the male and female wards in St. Conal's Hospital in Letterkenny is to go ahead; her views on whether the Health Service Executive are infringing on the human rights of the patients, in view of the difficulties with such arrangements in the past; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16507/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 173 and 211 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. 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.