Niall Collins
Question:370 Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans for infrastructural projects (details supplied). [20457/07]
View answerWednesday, 26 September 2007
Questions (289, 290, 291, 292)
Written answers
Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services is a matter for the Health Service Executive 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 question 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.
Finian McGrath
Question:371 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to a service (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if they will be supported. [20479/07]
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As the Deputy may be aware the implementation of the findings of the Harmond Wolfe Report was subject to the availability of exchequer funding. In this regard additional funding of €10million was provided in the 2006 Budget and €5million was provided in the 2007 Budget to address core under funding and core staffing issues in services for people with disabilities provided by the voluntary sector.
As the allocation of funding is a matter for the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004, 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.
Michael Ring
Question:372 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health and Children if home help will be restored to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo to five mornings a week for at least the next three months. [20483/07]
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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. 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.
Question No. 373 answered with QuestionNo. 316.
Michael Ring
Question:374 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will arrange a reassessment of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo for orthodontic treatment, in view of the fact they have been advised that they need a brace and their family are not in a financial position to afford the treatment needed. [20506/07]
View answerThe Deputy's question relates to the 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.