Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 September 2008
612 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of people receiving home care packages in County Kildare; the number on the waiting list for home care packages in County Kildare; and the number of people awaiting assessment for home care packages in County Kildare. [31257/08]
Amharc ar fhreagraOperational 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 matter 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.
613 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of people in County Kildare awaiting admission to a long term bed in public nursing homes in County Kildare and their circumstances be it in acute hospital beds, living at home and so on. [31258/08]
Amharc ar fhreagraOperational 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 matter raised by the Deputy. The 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.
