Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 178: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of inspections carried out of private nursing homes by the Health Service Executive in the Kildare and west Wicklow in the past year; the number of private nursing homes in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43100/06]

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. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the request for the information sought by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 179: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of complaints registered with the K-Doc service in the Kildare and west Wicklow in the past year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43101/06]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Out of hours co-operatives allow general practitioners to put in place arrangements to provide services to their patients, while their surgeries are closed in the evenings, on weekends and bank holidays. The development of GP co-operatives is in line with the overall health service policy of strengthening primary care services and ensuring that to the greatest extent possible, people's care needs are met in the primary care setting. Out of hours co-operatives are now in place in all Health Service Executive (HSE) areas, providing coverage in all or in part of all counties. Between 2000 and 2005 approximately €105 million was allocated to the HSE for out of hours GP co-operatives and in 2006 almost €34 million is available to the Executive for these services.

As the Health Service Executive has the operational and funding responsibility for this service, it is the appropriate body to provide the information sought by the Deputy. My Department has therefore requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to address this matter and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 180: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 148 and 202 of 21 February 2006, her views on the provision of insulin pump therapy for diabetics in the mid western Health Service Executive area; her plans to introduce such a therapy service in that area; the other policies she is considering implementing in that regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43109/06]

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, my 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.

Tony Gregory (Dublin Central, Independent)
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Question 181: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the respite grants available to parents of children with special needs; and the number of such grants paid out in 2005 and to date in 2006. [43147/06]

Tim O'Malley (Limerick East, Progressive Democrats)
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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, my 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. However, as the Deputy is aware, not all Respite Care Grants are paid by the Health Service Executive. A substantial amount are paid by the Department of Social and Family Affairs, therefore the Deputy may wish to contact that Department.