Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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377. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons employed directly by the Health Service Executive to provide home help services in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21115/13]

Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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378. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently employed by private bodies such as bluebird care for the provision of home help services in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21116/13]

Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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379. To ask the Minister for Health if the 605,000 home help hours to be provided by the Health Service Executive in County Donegal in 2013 include those to be provided by private companies under a service level agreement by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21117/13]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 377, 378 and 379 together.

As these are service matters they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.