Written answers
Wednesday, 31 January 2007
Department of Health and Children
Housing Aid for the Elderly
8:00 am
John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 899: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to previous parliamentary questions if a grant under the housing aid for the elderly scheme will be awarded to a person (detail supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will expedite the matter. [2563/07]
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 (HSE) under the Health Act 2004 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. The HSE's responsibility includes the operation of the Housing Aid Scheme for the Elderly, on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case 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.
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