Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 538: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will assist a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [30583/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services is a matter for the Health Service Executive and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My 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.

Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 539: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 132 of 8 May 2008 when the review of acute hospital services in the mid-west region will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30593/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Health Service Executive commissioned Horwath Consultants in association with Teamwork Management Services in February 2007 to examine the arrangements for the provision of acute hospital services in the Mid West with a view to identifying the best configuration of such services in the region including arrangements for A&E, critical care, acute medicine and surgery, together with diagnostic services so that the highest quality of care can be delivered to the population of the region.

The work of the consultants will act as one of the inputs to decisions on how best to reconfigure acute services in the Mid West region. The Government and the Executive are committed to ensuring that the approach to re-organisation of services is carried out in consultation with the key stakeholders and that each element is progressed incrementally. I believe that it is important to work with health professionals and other interested parties to secure an increasing set of improvements over time. This approach will, I am confident, produce the best outcome for patients.

Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 540: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason referrals to a hospital (details supplied) in County Limerick for services are closed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30594/08]

Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 541: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason two independent reports into the provision of resources at a hospital (details supplied) in County Limerick have not been implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30595/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 540 and 541 together.

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 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My 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.