Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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551. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the provisions in place for community care homes in County Kilkenny facing a deficit in 2019. [39422/19]

Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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552. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if community care homes are part of Sláinte care. [39423/19]

Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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553. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to set up a national fund to help community care homes with the cost of improvements and upgrades as a result of HIQA visits. [39424/19]

Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 551 to 553, inclusive, together.

I can confirm to the Deputy that as Minister for Children and Youth Affairs responsibility for community care homes does not fall under my remit. These questions might be more appropriate to the Department of Health.