Dan Neville
Question:423 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in 1998 by the national review group on home help service; and when the group will issue a report of its findings. [8819/98]
Vol. 489 No. 6
423 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in 1998 by the national review group on home help service; and when the group will issue a report of its findings. [8819/98]
The work of the consultants examining the operation of the home help service under the auspices of the National Council on Ageing and Older People is progressing satisfactorily and is expected to be completed by this summer.
424 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Health and Children the hourly payment rate of home help personnel and the total home help service budget for each of the years 1994/5, 1996/7 and 1998 under the headings total expenditure and the amount per capita expenditure in each health board area. [8820/98]
The current hourly rate of payment to part-time home helps by health board is set out below.
Health Board |
Hourly Rate |
£ |
|
Eastern |
2.10 to 5.00 |
Midland |
3.50* |
Mid-Western |
3.00 |
North-Eastern |
2.20 |
North-Western |
2.50 to 3.13 |
Southern |
1.70** |
South-Eastern |
2.00 |
Western |
2.42 |
Health Board |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
Eastern |
4,564,764 |
5,019,751 |
4,530,000 |
4,653,776 |
Not finalised |
Midland |
1,095,050 |
1,146,200 |
1,145,000 |
1,225,200 |
1,252,000 |
Mid-Western |
1,432,272 |
1,503,806 |
1,869,640 |
1,603,059 |
1,825,000 |
North-Eastern |
937,900 |
1,009,000 |
1,106,100 |
1,184,000 |
1,810,200 |
North-Western |
1,273,502 |
1,431,077 |
1,511,354 |
1,682,038 |
2,805,000 |
Southern |
2,622,274 |
2,776,467 |
2,862,758 |
3,085,816 |
3,732,909 |
South-Eastern |
999,000 |
1,135,000 |
1,226,000 |
1,036,000 |
1,205,000 |
Western |
1,496,087 |
1,524,066 |
1,548,240 |
1,754,484 |
1,880,947 |
Total |
14,420,849 |
15,545,367 |
15,799,092 |
16,224,373 |
14,511,056 |
Health Board |
1994* |
1995* |
1996** |
1997** |
1998** |
Eastern |
3.67 |
4.03 |
3.50 |
3.60 |
Not finalised |
Midland |
5.39 |
5.65 |
5.57 |
5.96 |
6.09 |
Mid-Western |
4.61 |
4.84 |
5.90 |
5.06 |
5.76 |
North-Eastern |
3.12 |
3.36 |
3.62 |
3.87 |
5.92 |
North-Western |
6.12 |
6.87 |
7.15 |
7.96 |
13.27 |
Southern |
4.93 |
5.22 |
5.24 |
5.65 |
6.83 |
South-Eastern |
2.61 |
2.96 |
3.13 |
2.65 |
3.08 |
Western |
4.36 |
4.44 |
4.40 |
4.99 |
5.35 |