Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 289: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of additional home help hours funded by her Department in 2007; the cost of this programme; the number of home help hours in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34041/07]

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. 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.

Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 290: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of additional home care packages funded by her Department in 2007; the cost of this programme; the number of home care packages in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34042/07]

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. 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.

Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 291: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of additional residential care beds funded by her Department in 2007; the cost of this programme; the number of residential care beds in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34043/07]

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. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. The 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.