Michael Ring
Question:251 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Health and Children if he received a copy of the report on the landslide in north Mayo; and the measures his Department is taking to compensate the householders in the area. [28326/03]
Vol. 575 No. 3
251 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Health and Children if he received a copy of the report on the landslide in north Mayo; and the measures his Department is taking to compensate the householders in the area. [28326/03]
The payment of compensation on foot of natural disasters is not a matter for my Department.
On the provision of counselling services to people affected by the recent landslide, I understand from the Western Health Board that an officer of the board, together with a senior psychologist, attended a public meeting concerning the landslide in Pullathomas on 3 October 2003 and made themselves available for consultation with any member of the community who wished to do so. I also understand that the board has provided the local community with a contact number for counselling services if they wish to avail of them in the future.