Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Question 282: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that while the Health Service Executive, or some other body, sent a booklet to all old age pensioners assuring them that home help was part of the service available to them, the HSE is now advising such people that no home help is available and only carers are available and carers are not allowed to help with domestic work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23992/07]

Máire Hoctor (Tipperary North, 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 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.