Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)
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Question 267: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the new community nursing home unit on the grounds of Kerry General Hospital will be open for patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42692/08]

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.

Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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Question 268: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of public beds available to patients in the Health Service Executive south area for the years 2002 to 2008 inclusive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42703/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The data requested by the Deputy are not readily to hand. It will be necessary for my Department to work in conjunction with the Health Service Executive to have the information compiled. The data will be forwarded to the Deputy as quickly as possible.