Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 166: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of home care packages in each health area drawn down in each year since the inception of the scheme; the number of applications made in each year since the scheme's inception; if there is a waiting list for the scheme; the number of applicants awaiting sanction for the scheme in each of the relevant health areas where the scheme is in place; the cost of the scheme in each year to date; the number of agencies that are employed to administer the system; the number of applicants that each agency deals with; the mechanism that the HSE applies in relation to assessing contracts offered to such agencies to ensure confidentiality, safety, Garda clearance and so on of patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15143/08]

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.