Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 July 2008
158 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health and Children if, with regard to the provision of home help, she will guarantee that existing users of the service will continue to receive their current allocation of hours over the coming weeks and months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27997/08]
View answer159 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health and Children if, with regard to the provision of home help for new applicants and patients being released from hospital over the coming weeks and months, these patients will receive the same level of home help hours currently available to users of the service throughout the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27998/08]
View answer160 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health and Children if, with regard to the provision of home help, the existing level of service being received will be guaranteed to users of the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27999/08]
View answer161 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health and Children if, with regard to the provision of home help, budgetary cuts are proposed in this service in each county here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28000/08]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 158 to 161, inclusive, together.
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 matters 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.
