The exchange in the House of Assembly is as follows;

MS JONES: Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

My questions are for the Minister of Health and Community Services.

Mr. Speaker, I ask the minister: Are you in the process of restoring full complement of staff to the Hoyles-Escasoni and other long-term care facilities in the Province? Can our elderly residents expect to have full care, including: hot meals, baths, required physical therapy and so on after suffering without these services for the past month?

MR. SPEAKER: The hon. the Minister of Heath and Community Services.

MS E. MARSHALL: Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Yes, we have had discussions with our officials in all of the health care boards, and we have been advised that all services are now resuming their normal levels.

With regard to the hospital boards, there is a backlog of services with regard to appointments, different types of procedures and they will be coming back with a plan as to how we are going to clear up that backlog.

Also, in the area of Community Services, there is a backlog in certain areas of community services and there is also a plan being put in place as to how we are going to address that backlog.