Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 486: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to the response received from the Health Service Executive in relation to Parliamentary Question No. 155 of 28 November 2007 if solutions to reduce the waiting times have been found following the reviews of service provision. [2503/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Child health examinations are provided by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to children under 6 years of age and all primary level pupils in accordance with Section 66 of the Health Act, 1970. Under Section 67 of that Act, such children are eligible for HSE ophthalmic services in respect of problems noted at child health examinations.

As the Health Service Executive has the operational and funding responsibility for Primary Care services, it 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 this matter investigated and to have an update issued directly to the Deputy on the outcome of the review of the provision of child optical services for the Maynooth and Naas areas.

Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 487: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding allocated on a monthly basis in 2008 towards home care packages in Kildare West/Wicklow; the number at present being assisted through this scheme; the numbers approved but for which there is no funding available to sanction the home care package; and the circumstances of those awaiting assistance be they in acute hospital beds or living in the community in their homes. [2504/08]

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.