Vol. 576 No. 3
100 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the structure of the South-Western Area Health Board dealing with home help; the number of staff involved; the method of allocating home help hours; if there is an appeal system in regard to such allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29566/03]
101 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of hours allocated for home help in the South-Western Area Health Board region for 2000, 2001 and 2002; the number of new applications in each of the years; the reduction in such hours in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29567/03]
102 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children if the reduction in home help hours allocated to the South-Western Area Health Board region has been affected by the number of new applications in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29568/03]
103 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of home help hours allocated to the South-Western Area Health Board for 2003; if this allocation has been affected by health cuts by his Department; if so, the amount by which; if there have been new applications in 2003; if so, the number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29569/03]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 100 to 103, inclusive, together.
As the information sought by the Deputy is not normally collated in my Department, it has written to the regional chief executive of the Eastern Regional Health Authority and asked him to supply the information required by the Deputy to the Department. This information will then be forwarded to the Deputy as a matter of urgency.
