Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 235: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of home helps that are in full-time pensionable employment and on temporary contracts who are employed in the Kildare-west Wicklow area of the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10398/08]

Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 237: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the rates of pay per hour applicable to home helps when they work weekends or bank holidays in the Kildare-west Wicklow area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10400/08]

Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 238: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost of travel for all staff employed within the Health Service Executive in the Kildare-west Wicklow area for each of the past five years; if this cost is at the Civil Service rate; the areas of the HSE service that are involved or create such costs; if there are arrears due to any staff other than home helps within the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10401/08]

Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 239: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the high level report agreed between the Health Service Executive, SIPTU and IMPACT included reference to travel expenses for home helps in general and specifically in the Kildare-west Wicklow area; if such expenses are payable at Civil Service rates; if the same rates are applicable in all health board areas; if all health board areas except the Kildare-west Wicklow area use the PPARS computer system for calculating such rates of payment; if there are other areas apart from the Kildare-west Wicklow area in which home helps are awaiting payment of travel or arrears in respect of travel expenses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10418/08]

Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 240: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of home care attendants that are employed within the Kildare-west Wicklow area of the Health Service Executive; the number in full-time employment; the number that are in temporary employment; the rates of pay of such employees if different from the home helps employed in the same area; the rates of travel expenses paid to home care attendants; if such rates are paid at the Civil Service rate; if the home care attendants are paid by the HSE through the PPARS computer system of the HSE or by its community works section; if the home care attendants travel expenses are paid through the PPARS computer system of the HSE or through its eastern works section; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10421/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 235 and 237 to 240, inclusive, together.

Subject to overall parameters set by Government, the Health Service Executive has the responsibility for determining the composition of its staffing complement. In that regard, it is a matter for the Executive to manage and deploy its human resources to best meet the requirements of the Annual Service Plan for the delivery of health and personal social services to the public. Also, funding for all health services, including the payment of premiums to eligible personnel, has been provided as part of the Executive's overall vote. In that regard, 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.