Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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407. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 134 of 27 January 2016, why he has referred this question to the HSE, given that the same information sought in a previous question (details supplied) in 2010 was provided without referral to the HSE. [4422/16]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy is aware, the HSE captures data relating to the number of acute hospital beds available in public hospitals on a monthly basis. This information is not routinely available with my Department. As I advised the Deputy in my previous response last week, the information that he has requested is a service matter, and as such, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and my officials will follow the matter up.