Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 116: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of home helps affected by the non-payment of travel expenses in the Kildare and west Wicklow area; the period of time that the payments have not been paid for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34450/07]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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Question 120: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will expedite the payment of travel allowances to home helps in Kildare and west Wicklow as they are due and have been paid to home helps in other parts of the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34473/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 116 and 120 together.

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, including the payment of travel allowances to eligible personnel, has been provided as part of its overall vote. The Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular issues raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have these matters investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.