David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 195: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of hospital beds in each Health Service Executive area dedicated exclusively to adolescents with mental health problems, in particular young people aged 16 to 18 years; the locations of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28937/08]

David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 196: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Question No. 257 of 30 May, 2006, the number of child and adolescent psychiatrists employed by the Health Service Executive; the location of same; the number of those who are working full time in the public sector; the composition of the back up teams available to each psychiatrist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28938/08]

David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 197: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Question No. 257 of 5 May, 2006, the number of child and adolescent psychiatrists in each Health Service Executive area in 2005, 2006, 2007 and to date in 2008; her plans to increase same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28939/08]

David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 198: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of children and adolescents awaiting psychiatric assessment in each Health Service Executive area; the number of those who are aged 16 to 18 years; the number who have been assessed and are awaiting services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28940/08]

John Moloney (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 195 to 198, inclusive, 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 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.