Health Services.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 November 2006

Wednesday, 22 November 2006

Questions (259, 260)

Jack Wall

Question:

291 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the position of residential and emergency facilities available to women and men who have suffered personal abuse, injury, sexual assault, rape and so on from persons known or unknown to the person; the security of such facilities; the content of such facilities; if each facility is for a specific area or if there is an accepted crossover between Health Service Executive areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39660/06]

Written answers

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

The Deputy's question relates to the funding, management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Jack Wall

Question:

292 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of home care packages and hours provided in the Kildare and west Wicklow area of the Health Service Executive since the inception of the scheme; the average cost of the package; the cost of the overall packages; the turnaround time in regard to the payment of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39661/06]

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

Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.