Mary O'Rourke (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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Question 228: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the Registrar of Wards of Court is unable to apply for redress for these wards of court and that no claims can be processed due to the prohibitive clauses in the conditions for application; if her attention has further been drawn to the fact that the deadline for such applications is 31 December 2007. [25116/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006 provides that applications for repayments to Wards of Court can be made by the Registrar of the Wards of Court or the relevant County Registrar as the Circuit Court has concurrent jurisdiction in wardship matters.

The scheme administrator, the Health Service Executive and officials from my Department met with the Registrar of the Wards of Court in advance of the submission of applications on behalf of Wards of Court, to provide whatever assistance possible with the application process.

The scheme administrator is working in conjunction with the Registrar of the Wards of Court to ensure that the application process is as simple as possible.

The HSE has informed my Department that 200 applications on behalf of Wards of Court have been received to date and are currently being processed by the Scheme Administrator.