Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 145: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide isolation units for cystic fibrosis patients at the University Hospital, Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17269/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I have identified the enhancement of services to persons with cystic fibrosis as a key priority over recent years. Development funding of €6.78m has been allocated to the Health Service Executive since 2006 to facilitate the recruitment of specialist staff in this area.

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.