Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 227: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of vacant beds in public nursing homes (details supplied) in County Mayo in view of the fact that the local health manager indicated that there were a number of beds vacant at a meeting with public representatives a number of weeks ago. [19545/08]

Máire Hoctor (Tipperary North, Fianna Fail)
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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. Therefore, the Executive 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.