Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 2 February 2005
198 Mr. Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the outcome of an appeal against the decision to refuse the domiciliary care allowance for a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [3129/05]
View answerThe Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for payment of and entitlement to domiciliary care allowance. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's mid-western area to investigate the matter raised and to reply directly to the Deputy.
