Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 February 2009
216 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the funding provided by her Department to the Health Service Executive to fund the home care programme for each of the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5739/09]
View answerThe Home Care Package Initiative was introduced in 2006, following a pilot programme in 2005. Home Care Packages form a key component of the Government's commitment to provide a range of quality services to enable older people to live at home and in their communities for as long as possible. There has been a total of €120 million new service development funding provided to the HSE for this specific initiative since 2006, broken down as follows:
|
Year |
€m |
|
2006 |
55 |
|
2007 |
55 |
|
2008 |
10 |
217 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children if there is a waiting list for the home care package scheme; if so, the number on the list for the Kildare west Wicklow area of the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5740/09]
View answer218 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of home care assistants employed within the Kildare west Wicklow areas of the Health Service Executive for each of the past three years; the number of patients attended by the attendants in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5741/09]
View answer221 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of home care package grants issued to applicants in the Kildare west Wicklow area by the Health Service Executive since November 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5756/09]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 217, 218 and 221 together.
As these are a service matter they has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
219 Deputy Olwyn Enright asked the Minister for Health and Children if she or the Health Service Executive have plans to re-introduce the suspended pre-school payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5746/09]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Services Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested that the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to investigate the matter and issue a reply directly to the Deputy.
220 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5754/09]
View answerAs this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
