Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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442. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that all service users in residential non-congregated community houses are receiving consistent care in respect of organisations which the Health Service Executive funds by section 38 agreements, in view of the fact that in some of the houses there can be on duty on different nights, qualified staff nurses, qualified social care workers, non-qualified social care worker qualified by the grandfather rule, or care assistants without any of the above qualifications or training, and that these carry out the same work as other staff on other occasions; his views that this level of care is appropriate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24800/15]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this matter. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.