Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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Question 43: To ask the Minister for Health if patient groups and local representatives will be involved in advance of any decision by him to close community nursing units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8373/12]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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In accordance with the Health Act, 2004, the arrangement for providing responses on detailed operational issues is a matter for the Health Service Executive. Section 7 (4) of the Act specifies that "The Executive shall manage and shall deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services in accordance with the Act. Therefore as this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.