400 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health and Children if she has received a request from a group (details supplied) in County Kerry for the use of around 30 acres of Health Service Executive lands at Ballydribeen, Killarney, for social housing along with facilities for a number of voluntary, social care and sporting organisations; if favourable consideration will be given to the request, especially in view of the support for the plan expressed by Killarney Town Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14604/07]

Under the Health Act 2004, operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive. This includes the matter of estates management. Correspondence was received by the Minister in relation to this matter and was referred to the Chief Executive Officer of the HSE for direct reply.