Catherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 212: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of long stay beds for older people in Cherry Orchard Hospital; the number of these beds currently available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42135/08]

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.