Martin Ferris (Kerry North, Sinn Fein)
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Question 82: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the discussions she has had with the Health Service Executive regarding proposed further cuts to the home help service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19993/10]

Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 97: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will clarify proposals on curtailing the hours that home helps will be allowed to spend on various personal support tasks for their clients; the way home helps are supposed to speed up their clients in personal tasks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20187/10]

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 106: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will intervene to prevent further cuts to the home help service as proposed in the Health Service Executive's current draft plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19991/10]

Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 206: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to media reports regarding the home help service, namely that consideration is being given to having the service operate on a five-day week that is Monday to Friday, that the hours for carers will be significantly reduced; the implications that this will have for carers and their families; her views regarding same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19910/10]

Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick East, Fine Gael)
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Question 228: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received the Health Service Executive's new draft guidelines on Home Care and Home Help; if she approves of the proposal to reduce the hours of caring that new applicants can avail of; if she has analysed the cost benefit of the proposals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20018/10]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 272: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the restrictions the Health Service Executive has proposed for home helpers and the duties they perform for the elderly and the infirm; if she will direct the HSE not to implement these proposals. [20471/10]

Áine Brady (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 82, 97, 106, 206, 228 and 272 together.

I regret that due to industrial action I am not in a position to provide a substantive response to your Parliamentary Question. If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with me again in due course.