Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 72: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will publish clear guidelines in relation to the availability of home care packages and the thresholds of need that trigger certain provisions in order that families who are struggling to care at home would know the support they can receive; and if she is not in a position to publish such guidelines, if she will make a directive to the Health Service Executive requesting that such guidelines be published as is their obligation in respect of having a Freedom of Information manual for clients. [16982/08]

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 case 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.