Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 193: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the plans that exist for the expansion and upgrading of Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40636/08]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 194: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when it is expected that Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown will have an MRI scanner on site; the provision that has been made for the acquisition of such a scanner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40637/08]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 195: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the ward closures or other service cutbacks scheduled for 2009 in Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown; the services to be scaled down or discontinued in the hospital as a result of budgetary cutbacks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40638/08]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 196: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the complement of staff, broken down by function, at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown as at year end 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 projected and 2009 projected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40639/08]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 197: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the budget allocation and budget surplus or deficit at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown for the years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 projected, 2009 projected and 2010 projected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40640/08]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 200: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of patients attending Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown for each of the years 2005, 2006, 2007 and to date in 2008 as in-patients, out-patients and accident and emergency patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40643/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 193 to 197, inclusive, and 200 together.

Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services is a matter for the Health Service Executive 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 matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.