Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 470: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to introduce a national diabetic retinopathy detection programme; the plans she has to expand the mobile diabetes screening programme that is operating in the Health Service Executive north-west area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30073/08]

Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 485: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 397 of 17 June 2008, if the staff referred to have been recruited; when the screening programme will commence in the west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30193/08]

Bernard Allen (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 497: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the need for a national diabetic retinopathy detection programme as requested by the Diabetes Federation of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30283/08]

Catherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 505: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will introduce and implement a national diabetic retinopathy detection programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30345/08]

Michael D Higgins (Galway West, Labour)
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Question 526: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if it is envisaged to implement a national diabetic retinopathy programme; if so, when this will occur; and if not, the reasons therefor. [30492/08]

Mary Wallace (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 470, 485, 497, 505 and 526 together.

The Deputies' questions relate 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 Deputies.