Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 78: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to the response received from the Health Service Executive to Parliamentary Question No. 155 of 28 November 2007, the reason it is taking six months to review service provision arrangements to reduce child optical waiting lists and the current waiting times for children for eye tests in Maynooth and Naas health centres. [20414/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Child optical services are provided by the Health Service Executive under Sections 66 and 67 of the Health Act, 1970. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matters raised by the Deputy investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 79: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people in receipt of home care packages in County Kildare; and the number who have applied and are not yet in receipt of the home care package. [20419/08]

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.