Written answers

Thursday, 12 July 2018

Department of Health

Home Care Packages Provision

Photo of Frank O'RourkeFrank O'Rourke (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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375. To ask the Minister for Health the immediate plans in place to deal with the backlog in delivery of approved home care packages in CHO 7 (details supplied); if there is adequate funding in place to deliver on the backlog; if not, if additional funding will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31793/18]

Photo of Frank O'RourkeFrank O'Rourke (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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376. To ask the Minister for Health his long-term plans for improving on delivery of home care packages in CHO 7 in view of the fact that census 2016 identified an increase in the ageing population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31794/18]

Photo of Jim DalyJim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 375 and 376 together.

As these are service matters I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

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