David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1794. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of directly providing 1 million home help hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35534/21]

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1795. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of providing 1 million home help hours through an agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35535/21]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1794 and 1795 together.

As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to restore its IT capacity and resume normal services. Members of the Oireachtas will be advised as soon as the HSE is again in a position to provide responses to PQs and are encouraged to resubmit their Parliamentary Questions at that point.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1796. To ask the Minister for Health the number of service providers by type of provider contracted by the HSE to provide home help services by community healthcare organisation, CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35536/21]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to restore its IT capacity and resume normal services. Members of the Oireachtas will be advised as soon as the HSE is again in a position to provide responses to PQs and are encouraged to resubmit their Parliamentary Questions at that point.