Joe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 241: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide a full-time neurology service to County Donegal; if there is a critical number of neurological patients in the county; if there is a disproportionate number of neurological patients on the Inishowen peninsula; if a full-time neurology service in Letterkenny would be more useful to Inishowen and Donegal patients than the service in Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42386/08]

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 matter 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.