§ Mr. Dubsasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many civil servants in his Department were seconded to outside occupations in each of the last 10 years in order to broaden their experience; and which specific types of employment were involved.
§ Mr. Humphrey AtkinsFor the Northern Ireland Office and the Northern Ireland Departments, the information available is given below. However, records of secondments, particularly in the early years, may not be comprehensive.
§ Mr. Humphrey AtkinsFor the Northern Ireland Office and the Northern Ireland Departments, the information available is given below. However, records of secondments, particularly in the early years, may not be comprehensive.
each area health board in 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1980, respectively; and what rate this represented per 1,000 population in each year.
§ Mr. Humphrey AtkinsThis information is not available in the form requested 431W and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. The number of households provided with personal aids by the
1977 1978 Health and social services board No. of households Rate per 1,000 population No. of households Rate per 1,000 population Eastern … … … 2,927 4.40 2,766 4.17 Northern … … … 1,558 4.30 2,304 6.31 Southern … … … 226 0.84 689 2.57 Western … … … 230 0.95 355 1.47 Northern Ireland … … 4,941 3.21 6,114 3.97 These statistics do not include the number of households provided with personal aids by boards' community health service departments, and the figures therefore provide an incomplete picture of the total help being given. Figures for 1979 and 1980 are not yet available.
§ Mr. Fittasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many elderly or handicapped people were assisted with the installation of telephones in Northern Ireland and in each area health board in 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1980, respectively; and what rate this represented per 1,000 population in each year;
(2) how many elderly or handicapped people received assistance with the payment
1977 1978 Health and social services board No. of households Rate per 1,000 population No. of households Rate per 1,000 population Installations Eastern … … … 38 0.06 317 0.48 Northern … … … 35 0.10 313 0.86 Southern … … … 18 0.07 70 0.26 Western … … … 100 0.41 142 0.59 191 0.12 842 0.55
1977 1978 Health and social services board No. of households Rate per 1,000 population No. of households Rate per 1,000 population Rentals Eastern … … … 40 0.06 230 0.35 Northern … … … 36 0.10 323 0.88 Southern … … … 18 0.07 74 0.28 Western … … … 85 0.35 183 0.76 179 0.12 810 0.53 The figures for 1979 and 1980 are not yet available.
§ Mr. Fittasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many elderly or handicapped people received assistance with the provision of a television in Northern Ireland and in each area health board in 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1980, and what rate this represented per 1,000 population in each year;
(2) how many elderly or handicapped people received assistance with the payment of television licences in Northern Ireland and in each area health board in
432Wsocial services departments of health and social services boards during 1977 and 1978 was as follows:
of telephone rental in Northern Ireland and in each area health board in 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1980, respectively; and what rate this represented per 1,000 population in each year.
§ Mr. Humphrey AtkinsInformation on the number of elderly or handicapped persons helped is not available, but in 1977 and 1978 the numbers of households helped with the cost of installing or renting a telephone were as follows:
1977, 1978, 1979 and 1980, respectively; and what rate this represented per 1,000 population in each year.
§ Mr. Humphrey AtkinsHelp of this kind has been available only since March 1979 when a scheme administered by the health and social services boards was introduced to provide help with television sets and the cost of licences to applicants who are housebound and live alone or who are confined to one room in their home. Statistics relating to the number of households helped under the scheme are not yet available.
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§ Mr. Fittasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many elderly or handicapped people received assistance with adaptations to their home in Northern Ireland and in each area health board in 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1980, respectively; and what rate this represented per 1,000 population in each year.
1977 1978 Boards No. of households Rate per 1,000 population No. of households Rate per 1,000 population Eastern … … … 230 0.35 432 0.65 Northern … … … 241 0.67 243 0.67 Southern … … … 130 0.49 52 0.19 Western … … … 15 0.06 35 0.14 616 0.40 762 0.50 These figures include adaptations where a grant may also have been paid by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive. Figures for 1979 and 1980 are not yet available.
The Northern Ireland Housing Executive pays grants to handicapped people in the private sector to enable them to adapt their homes and assisted 31 and 81 people in this way in 1977 and 1978 respectively. The Executive also adapts its own dwellings to make them suitable for their elderly and handicapped tenants. The number of adaptations carried out by the Executive in each of the last four financial years is as follows:
1976–77 1,084 1977–78 1,201 1978–79 1,940 1979–80 2,425
1977 1978 Board Number helped Rate per 1,000 population Number helped Rate per 1,000 population Eastern … … … 777 1.17 718 1.08 Northern … … … 348 0.96 490 1.34 Southern … … … 240 0.90 217 0.81 Western … … … 222 0.92 225 0.93 Northern Ireland … … 1,587 1.03 1,650 1.07 Figures for 1979 and 1980 are not yet available.
§ Mr. Fittasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many elderly or handicapped people were provided with a meal at home in Northern Ireland and in each area health board in 1977.
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§ Mr. Humphrey AtkinsInformation on the number of elderly or handicapped people in Northern Ireland receiving help from the health and social services boards is not available, but in 1977 and 1978 the boards helped the following numbers of households with the cost of adaptations to their homes:
Adaptations range from relatively minor items such as the provision of handrails to the building of extensions to houses. It is not possible to say how many dwellings or individuals received assistance.
§ Mr. Fittasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many elderly or handicapped people received assistance with a holiday in Northern Ireland and in each area health board in 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1980 respectively; and what rate this represented per 1,000 population in each year.
§ Mr. Humphrey AtkinsThis information is not available in the form requested and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. However, the number of people helped by health and social services boards with holidays in 1977 and 1978 and the- rates per 1,000 population were as follows:
1978, 1979 and 1980, respectively; and how many meals per day per 1,000 population this represented in each year.
§ Mr. Humphrey AtkinsThis information is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. However, the number of meals-on-wheels provided and the number of recipients 435W in sample weeks in November 1977 and November 1978, and the estimated
Board Meals Reciptents Rates per 1,000 population Eastern … … … 1977 3,407 1,718 0.73* 1978 3,352 1,735 0.72 Northern … … … 1977 668 428 0.26* 1978 663 387 0.26 Southern … … … 1977 921 509 0.49* 1978 908 506 0.48 Western … … … 1977 886 280 0.52* 1978 1,069 357 0.63 Northern Ireland … … 1977 5,882 2,935 0.55* 1978 5,992 2,985 0.56 * revised figures Figures for 1979 and 1980 are not yet available.
§ Mr. Fittasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many elderly or handicapped people were provided with a meal at a day centre in Northern Ireland and in each area health board in 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1980 respectively; and how many meals per day per 1,000 population this represented in each year.
§ Mr. Humphrey AtkinsThis information is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Meals are provided at day centres for various client groups and no figures are available relating solely to the elderly and handicapped. However, most people attending day centres do so for a full day and receive a mid-day meal and in 1977 and 1978 the numbers of people attending day centres and the average daily attendance were as follows:
Board Persons attending day centers Rate per 1,000 population Eastern 1977 1,629 2.45 1978 1,872 2.82 Northern 1977 975 2.69 1978 1,145 3.14 Southern 1977 304 1.14 1978 466 1.74 Western 1977 215 0.89 1978 279 1.15 Northern Ireland 1977 3,123 2.03 1978 3,762 2.44 Average daily attendances day centres and rate per day per 1,000 population were:
436Wnumber of meals per day per 1,000 population, were as follows:
Board Average daily attendance Rate per 1,000 population Eastern 1977 236 0.35 1978 202 0.30 Northern 1977 132 0.36 1978 198 0.54 Southern 1977 36 0.13 1978 48 0.18 Western 1977 26 0.11 1978 32 0.13 Northern Ireland 1977 430 0.28 1978 480 0.31 Figures for 1979 and 1980 are not yet available.