Health Services Staff Recruitment

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 June 2013

Tuesday, 11 June 2013

Ceisteanna (1018)

Clare Daly

Ceist:

1018. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health how a person can gain access to personal assistant, PA, support; the number of new applicants that were accepted onto the scheme in each of the past five years; and the number of persons who left the scheme during that period. [27671/13]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of Health

Assisted living services including personal assistant services are provided by the Health Service Executive. Accordingly the Department has asked the HSE to provide the Deputy directly with the information requested.