Written answers
Thursday, 1 June 2006
Department of Health and Children
Health Services
5:00 pm
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 32: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the extent to which home help hours to individual recipients has been cut back in the past two years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21271/06]
Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 33: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will provide the funding of €6 million required to introduce a universal neonatal hearing screening service on a three year phased basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21304/06]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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My Department has recently received a copy of the Report of the Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening Working Group and is in discussion with the Health Service Executive in relation to its implementation.
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