Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 154: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if it is the case that the new Health Service Executive community nursing hospital in Ballincollig, County Cork, which was built with public funds, is to be put out to tender to be run by a private operator as a profit-making business; and if so, when she anticipates that this will happen. [18854/10]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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I regret that due to industrial action I am not in a position to provide a substantive response to your Parliamentary Question. If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with me again in due course.

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 155: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has adopted a general policy that hospitals built with public money will be handed over to private operators, or if this practice will cease when the public service recruitment embargo is lifted. [18855/10]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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I have no plans to introduce a general policy of the type referred to by the Deputy. If he wishes to raise a particular issue or service in this regard I will respond further to him.