Deirdre Clune
Ceist:70 Ms Clune asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of people employed as home helps in all health board regions; and the number that are paid over £30 per week. [2959/98]
Written Answers. - Home Help Scheme.
The number of home helps per health board area, both part-time and full-time, at 31 December 1996 is as follows:
|
Health Board |
Part-time |
Full-time |
|
Eastern |
3,912 |
Nil |
|
Midland |
644 |
14 |
|
Mid-Western |
1,081 |
Nil |
|
North-Eastern |
1,266 |
Nil |
|
North-Western |
610 |
19 |
|
South-Eastern |
1,114 |
5 |
|
Southern |
2,399 |
Nil |
|
Western |
886 |
63 |
Home helps are, for the most part, engaged on a casual or part-time basis. A multiplicity of voluntary organisations are involved in the provision of the service and the rate of payment varies considerably throughout the country. Information on the number of part-time home helps who are paid over £30 per week at any given time is not readily available. However, this information is being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy when available. The salary scale for full-time home helps with effect from 1 July 1997 is in the range of £212.98 to £225.19.