329 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of beds assigned for cancer care at University College Hospital Galway prior to its designation as a centre of excellence for cancer care and the number for each year since that designation to the present; if she will state the original proposal of the transfer of beds and services from the other centres in counties Mayo, Sligo and other areas to Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39414/10]

The matters raised by the Deputy relate to the provision of healthcare services and accordingly, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond directly to the Deputy.