Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 150: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason that the P-PARS computer system was and is not being used to calculate the travel expenses and the arrears due to the home help employees of the Health Service Executive in the Kildare-west Wicklow areas of the HSE in view of the fact that it has taken over a year to date without the matter being resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23916/08]

Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 151: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff employed by the Health Service Executive in calculating the travel expenses and the travel expenses arrears due to the home helps in the Kildare-west Wicklow areas of the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23917/08]

Máire Hoctor (Tipperary North, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 150 and 151 together.

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 matters raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have these investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.