Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 195: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if rehabilitation duties form part of the duties of psychiatric nurses in rehabilitation units under the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20548/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act, 2004. It is a matter for the Executive to manage and deploy its human resources to best meet the requirements of its Annual Service Plan for the delivery of health and personal social services to the public. The Executive is the appropriate body to consider the 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.

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 196: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a hospital (details supplied) in County Dublin was built and renovated as a rehabilitation unit; and the staff compliment of same and their grade. [20549/08]

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 197: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of the staffing grant and the operating budget per month for a hospital (details supplied) in County Dublin. [20550/08]

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 198: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason there is no access officer for a hospital (details supplied) in County Dublin, as there is a gravel path at the entrance which means it is not accessible to persons in wheelchairs; and if it is correct that if the rehabilitation unit was built prior to the Disability Act 2004, there must be an access officer appointed to address the issues of access, egress etc. [20551/08]

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 200: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the measures that can be taken if consultants or clinical directors of a hospital (details supplied) in County Dublin are unwilling to comply with the policy as set out in A Vision for Change and the guidelines of the Mental Health Commission on treatment of psychiatric patients in rehabilitation units when it is not a resource issue in view of the fact that there is a staff ratio of 5:2. [20553/08]

John Moloney (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 196 to 198, inclusive, and 200 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.