Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 124: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if posts of an adult respiratory consultant with special interest in cystic fibrosis and a second paediatric CF consultant for Limerick Hospital have been approved for funding; if these posts have been advertised; if job offers have been made; and when they will start work. [38990/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I have identified the need to improve services for persons with cystic fibrosis as a priority in the Estimates process over recent years. Since 2006, additional revenue funding of €6.78m has been allocated to the Health Service Executive (HSE) to develop services for patients with cystic fibrosis.

The HSE has advised that 44 additional staff dealing with cystic fibrosis have been appointed to date across a number of hospitals, including St Vincent's, Beaumont, Temple Street, Crumlin, Tallaght, Cork University Hospital, Galway, Limerick and Waterford. The necessary funding is available to facilitate the recruitment of a further 37 staff nationally. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the HSE to reply directly to the Deputy regarding the development of the service at the Mid West Regional Hospital, Limerick.

Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 125: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support a matter (details supplied). [39003/08]

Máire Hoctor (Tipperary North, 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. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. The 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.