John Brassil (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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963. To ask the Minister for Health if the agreed name change from home help to community health care assistant has been finalised; when it will come into operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1083/18]

John Brassil (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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964. To ask the Minister for Health if the recommendations of the WRC regarding community health care assistants around the issues of rosters, travel time and time off have been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1084/18]

Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail)
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977. To ask the Minister for Health when his Department will approve the new contracts and the name change for persons who are currently working as HSE home helps to community home care assistants (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1158/18]

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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1085. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) concerning the change of title of home care staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1785/18]

Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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1099. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to amend the job title of home help assistant to community health care assistant as per recommendations from the various workers' unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1951/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 963, 964, 977, 1085 and 1099 together.

I can confirm that my Department did not object to any name changes proposed for Home Helps. I understand that agreement between the parties was reached at the Workplace Relations Commission on 10 January 2018 on various issues, including a new title for the grade. A time frame for the implementation of the provisions of the agreement will be determined between the parties.