Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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479. To ask the Minister for Health the amount the HSE spend on private agencies for hiring home help carers; if he will provide a breakdown of these payments for counties Louth and Meath. [17486/17]

Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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482. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will define home help provision; and the detail of items included and excluded, respectively, regarding the personal care only policy. [17509/17]

Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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497. To ask the Minister for Health if agencies are paid by the HSE per hour or per patient in terms of home help care; the amount the HSE pays the agency per hour or per patient; and the amount the home help carer receives in respect of these payments. [17586/17]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 479, 482 and 497 together.

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