118 Ms McManus asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to a recent report on hospice services which revealed continued inconsistencies and inequities in accessing hospice services throughout the country; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that a world-class hospice palliative care service throughout the country could be provided at half the cost of running a large acute hospital for one year; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that only eight of the State’s 38 acute general hospitals with more than 150 beds have approved a full palliative care team; the plans she has in place to meet this need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15446/06]

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118 Ms McManus asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to a recent report on hospice services which revealed continued inconsistencies and inequities in accessing hospice services throughout the country; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that a world-class hospice palliative care service throughout the country could be provided at half the cost of running a large acute hospital for one year; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that only eight of the State’s 38 acute general hospitals with more than 150 beds have approved a full palliative care team; the plans she has in place to meet this need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15446/06]

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