Ulick Burke (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 271: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons in County Galway who are in receipt of enhanced subvention in private and public nursing homes; the cost for each of the years 2005, 2006, 2007 and to date in 2008; the number of persons in receipt of respite place for these years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25796/08]

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.