Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 357: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of bed days lost at each hospital due to delayed discharges for each of the years 2004 to 2007 and to date in 2008 in tabular, readable form. [27294/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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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. Therefore, the executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular issues raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have the matters investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.