Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 227: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the clean air theatre at Naas Hospital, Naas, County Kildare is expected to become operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16672/08]

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. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular 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.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 228: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of patients treated at Naas Hospital, Naas, County Kildare in each of the past five years; the rate of bed occupancy in the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16673/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Information in relation to the number of patients treated for the years 2003 to 2005 at Naas Hospital is set out in the following table:

Figures for subsequent years are collected and collated by the HSE. Accordingly, my Department has asked the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Health Service Executive to arrange to have this additional information collated to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.