Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 286: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people being assisted in County Kildare under the home help scheme; the way the number of hours assistance they receive is determined; the number of categories of hours there are; the number of clients being assisted under each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40413/06]

Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular issue 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.