Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 188: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will assist on a query in relation to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [30510/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The aim of the home help service is to enable older people and other dependent persons, who would otherwise need to be looked after in residential care, to live at home. The HSE acknowledges the importance of home helps as part of the community services team in supporting older people and other dependent persons to remain in their own homes for as long as possible.

The level of home help required by an existing or new client is informed by an assessment of need which is carried out by HSE professional staff. This is monitored and reviewed on a regular basis to ensure that the assessed needs of clients continue to be met. This would include a requirement to provide additional home help hours, if needed. In that regard, 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.