Health Board Services.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 April 2004

Tuesday, 27 April 2004

Questions (458)

Gay Mitchell

Question:

516 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children if proper funding will be made available for the Inchicore home help service (details supplied). [11293/04]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children (Mr. Callely)

The provision of the home help scheme in the Dublin 8 area is, in the first instance, the responsibility of the South Western Area Health Board acting under the aegis of the Eastern Regional Health Authority. As the information requested by the Deputy is not routinely collated in my Department, my Department has written to the chief executive officer of the authority and asked him to supply me with the relevant details. The information sought will be forwarded to the Deputy as a matter of urgency.