Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 387: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has a contingency plan in place to provide assistance for the elderly over the winter who have been approved for home help but are at present not receiving it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34023/06]

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.

Additional funding has been provided to the Health Service Executive this year to expand home help services under the €110m Budget package for services for older people. This additional funding is intended to allow the HSE provide significant additional support for older people this winter.