204 Ms Fox asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the need for an additional outreach worker for a refuge (details supplied) and if funding will be increased to this group in order to provide it. [28279/05]

The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.