Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 455: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position of the payment of arrears due to home helps for travel payments in the Kildare West Wicklow areas of the Health Service Executive; if any of the payments have been made to date; if so, the cost to date; the number of home helps in receipt to date of the arrears due; the number of home helps awaiting such payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2258/08]

Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 456: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the problems associated with the payments of travel allowances to home help employees of the Health Service Executive in the Kildare West Wicklow areas have been corrected; if payments will be paid weekly or monthly on submission of expense sheets; the method of payment; if the PARS system is used or some other method or system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2259/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 455 and 456 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.