617. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive has reduced the patient complement at St Bridget’s Nursing Home, Crooksling, County Dublin, at a time when it was necessary to ensure the utilisation of the maximum accommodation for patients and given that previously the full complement of patients was deemed to be 120; if he accepts that intervention by the Health Information and Quality Authority resulting in reduction of patient accommodation undermines the efficiency of the hospital and the need to accommodate the maximum need of patients; if he will undertake to ensure that maximum accommodation for 120 patients is retained, the restoration of the ambulance service which has catered for this community based and community supported service including day care services at Crooksling; if he will as a matter of urgency examine the basis upon which it was determined to curtail the quality and scale of services in view of the ability and commitment of staff to accommodate any requirements; if he will accept that action by HIQA and the HSE has sought to undermine the viability and efficacy of services at the hospital; if he will take whatever steps necessary to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44210/12]

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617. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive has reduced the patient complement at St Bridget’s Nursing Home, Crooksling, County Dublin, at a time when it was necessary to ensure the utilisation of the maximum accommodation for patients and given that previously the full complement of patients was deemed to be 120; if he accepts that intervention by the Health Information and Quality Authority resulting in reduction of patient accommodation undermines the efficiency of the hospital and the need to accommodate the maximum need of patients; if he will undertake to ensure that maximum accommodation for 120 patients is retained, the restoration of the ambulance service which has catered for this community based and community supported service including day care services at Crooksling; if he will as a matter of urgency examine the basis upon which it was determined to curtail the quality and scale of services in view of the ability and commitment of staff to accommodate any requirements; if he will accept that action by HIQA and the HSE has sought to undermine the viability and efficacy of services at the hospital; if he will take whatever steps necessary to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44210/12]

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1. 16 October 2012

   Hospital Accommodation Provision

   617. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive has reduced the patient complement at St Bridget’s Nursing Home, Crooksling, County Dublin, at a time when it was necessary to ensure the utilisation of the maximum accommodation for patients and given that previously the full complement of patients was deemed to be 120; if he accepts that intervention by the Health Information and Quality Authority resulting in reduction of patient accommodation undermines the efficiency of the hospital and the need to accommodate the maximum need of patients; if he will undertake to ensure that maximum accommodation for 120 patients is retained, the restoration of the ambulance service which has catered for this community based and community supported service including day care services at Crooksling; if he will as a matter of urgency examine the basis upon which it was determined to curtail the quality and scale of services in view of the ability and commitment of staff to accommodate any requirements; if he will accept that action by HIQA and the HSE has sought to undermine the viability and efficacy of services at the hospital; if he will take whatever steps necessary to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44210/12]

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