Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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Question 491: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that €20 million was allocated by the Health Service Executive for microbiologists and infection-control nurses following the publication of the SARI report; the funding that has been allocated to the mid-west region of the HSE for this purpose since 2001; the funding that has been allocated to each of the other HSE regions; the posts that have been created in each region for this purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1924/09]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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Question 492: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of community infection control nurses available in the community in the mid-west region of the Health Service Executive; the number in each of the other regions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1925/09]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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Question 493: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of full-time consultant microbiologists and the number of hospital infection control nurses available to combat health care associated infections in the mid-west; the number in each of the other Health Service Executive regions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1926/09]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 491 to 493, inclusive, together.

As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.