Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 341: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the day care centre in Celbridge Health Centre, Celbridge, County Kildare will reduce its opening days from four days per week in April 2008 to three days per week in May 2008, to two days per week in June 2008 and to one day per week in July 2008; and if same relates to health cutbacks imposed on elderly people. [22976/08]

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.

Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 343: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22987/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Deputy's question relates to the funding, management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 344: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that an Alzheimer's unit at a location (details supplied) in County Laois is lying idle while people from the area have to go to nursing homes outside of the county for care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22996/08]

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 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.