Michael Ring
Question:865 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of people in the Western Health Board region, on a county basis, who were assessed in the past year for home help services; the number who lost hours as a result of the assessment; the number who gained hours; the amount which was paid towards home help wages in the past three years to date; the number who now avail of the home help service in each of the three counties; and the average and maximum number of hours help received each week on a county basis. [19994/03]