Vol. 559 No. 1
328 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo applied for home help and was first placed on a waiting list for this service; the length of time this person has spent on this waiting list; the age profile of this person; and when this person will be assessed and approved home help. [25784/02]
Responsibility for the administration of the home help service in Mayo rests with the Western Health Board. My Department has, therefore, asked the chief executive officer of the board to investigate the matters raised by the Deputy and to reply directly to him.
329 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of people who have applied for home help and are on a waiting list in County Mayo; the length of time they are on this waiting list; and the age profile of the people who are on the home help waiting list in Mayo. [25785/02]
334 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of Western Health Board home help clients who have had their hours decreased since the assessments started to take place in 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25790/02]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 329 and 334 together.
The details requested by the Deputy in relation to home help services is not routinely available in my Department. In the circumstances, my Department has requested the chief executive officer of the Western Health Board to reply directly to the Deputy.
