Michael Noonan (Limerick East, Fine Gael)
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Question 161: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of home help hours available in each county for each of the years 1997 to year end 2006 and to date in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17708/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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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 particular matter 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.