Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 107: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when funding will be made available to the Health Service Executive west to enable payment to elderly people for works carried out under the housing aid for the elderly scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23987/09]

Áine Brady (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy may be aware that the Special Housing Aid for the Elderly Scheme 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. An allocation of €3.5 million was made by my colleague the Minister of State, Deputy Finneran, to the HSE recently to deal with these cases. The funding was allocated as follows; Dublin/North East €700,000; Dublin/Mid Leinster, €500,000; Western, €1,800,000; Souther, €500,000.