Mary O'Rourke (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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Question 217: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [22485/09]

Áine Brady (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy may be aware that the Special Housing Aid Scheme for the Elderly previously operated by the Health Service Executive is no longer operational. The scheme was replaced by the Housing Aid for Older People (HAOP) in August 2008 which is being administered by the local authorities. The HSE no longer takes applications under the old scheme, however, it continues to process outstanding applications received before August 2008. In this regard an allocation of €3.5m was made by my colleague Minister Finneran to the HSE recently to deal with these cases. The Executive has confirmed that it does not have an application from the individual referred to by the Deputy before this cut-off date and therefore I would suggest that he apply directly to his local authority under the new scheme.