Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 337: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the extent to which all theatres in Naas General Hospital, Naas, County Kildare are fully commissioned for procedures; the number of such procedures in each of the theatres in the past 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32585/08]

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.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 338: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of surgical, medical or other beds available, public and private, throughout the entire hospital system; the number available in 1990; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32586/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The complement of acute hospital beds, inpatient and day beds reported for 1990 was 12,152 (11,868 inpatient and 284 day beds) {Source: Health Statistics Report 1990, Department of Health}. A medical/surgical and public/private breakdown is not available for that year. My Department has requested the Health Service Executive to provide the information requested by the Deputy on the breakdown of acute hospital bed numbers for the latest year available. When the necessary information is compiled I will arrange to have it forwarded to the Deputy.