Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 231: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons throughout the country whose home help hours were reduced in the past two years; the reason for this reduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24476/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Subject to overall parameters set by Government, the Health Service Executive has the responsibility for determining the composition of its staffing complement. In that regard, it is a matter for the Executive to manage and deploy its human resources to best meet the requirements of its Annual Service Plan for the delivery of health and personal social services to the public. The Executive is the appropriate body to consider the 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.