Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 90: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the Health Service Executive west has failed to honour a legally binding Employment Appeals Tribunal agreement and pay the settlement in the case of a person (details supplied). [26499/08]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 91: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has satisfied herself that public money is not being wasted by the Health Service Executive in their actions against a person (details supplied) and the mounting legal costs in this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26500/08]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 92: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the person or persons with the Health Service Executive who are instructing a solicitor (details supplied) on behalf of the HSE; and the costs of same. [26501/08]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 93: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the costs of an action being taken by the Health Service Executive against a person (details supplied) giving details of the costs of the two investigations into this matter. [26502/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 90 to 93, inclusive, together.

The Health Service Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular questions raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to examine the issues raised by the Deputy, and to furnish me with a report containing the relevant information as soon as possible. I will be in further communication with the Deputy as soon as this information is provided to me.

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 94: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason her Department failed to endorse employment guidelines for psychologists in the health service as set out by a professional body, the Psychological Society of Ireland in 1987; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26503/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Under Section 18 of the Health Act, 1970, qualifications for the employment of clinical psychologist and psychologist community care grades were declared by the Minister for Health and Children, in consultation with the relevant professional organisation for psychologists in Ireland.

My Department has met, and been in correspondence with, the Psychological Society of Ireland on many occasions in the past to discuss issues of relevance, including the professional qualifications required for psychology posts in the health service. Updated qualifications for clinical psychologist and psychologist community care grades were subsequently declared by my predecessor in 2002, in line with the professional standards considered appropriate by my Department and the relevant professional organisation.

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 95: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the Health Service Executive withdrew a busy child mental health service in ADHD and refused to process a new permanent senior post in child psychiatry in County Mayo in March 2004 (details supplied), which would have provided an ongoing ADHD service; the repercussions for the families of children with ADHD of these actions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26504/08]

John Moloney (Laois-Offaly, 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 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 case 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.