Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 216: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the funding provided by her Department to the Health Service Executive to fund the home care programme for each of the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5739/09]

Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 217: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there is a waiting list for the home care package scheme; if so, the number on the list for the Kildare west Wicklow area of the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5740/09]

Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 218: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of home care assistants employed within the Kildare west Wicklow areas of the Health Service Executive for each of the past three years; the number of patients attended by the attendants in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5741/09]

Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 221: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of home care package grants issued to applicants in the Kildare west Wicklow area by the Health Service Executive since November 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5756/09]

Máire Hoctor (Tipperary North, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 217, 218 and 221 together.

As these are a service matter they has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 219: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she or the Health Service Executive have plans to re-introduce the suspended pre-school payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5746/09]

Barry Andrews (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy will be aware operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Services 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 that the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to investigate the matter and issue a reply directly to the Deputy.

Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 220: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5754/09]

Máire Hoctor (Tipperary North, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.