Vol. 509 No. 6
341 Mr. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in processing reports and applications for disabled person's grants in Kilkenny city and county; the measures, if any, he will take to deal with the backlog of 27 applications and ensure that the backlog and delay does not recur. [21318/99]
I presume the Deputy is referring to the fact that local authorities require reports from the health boards' occupational therapy service as part of the processing procedure for the disabled person's grant scheme.
The provision of this service is a matter for the relevant health board. Accordingly, the Deputy's question has been referred to the chief executive officer, South-Eastern Health Board, with a request that he examine the query and reply directly to the Deputy, as a matter of urgency.
