Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)
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Question 126: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the measures she proposes to take to alleviate the financial difficulties experienced by rape crisis centres such as that at Tralee, County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5078/05]

Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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Moneys are made available each year, formerly through the health boards and now through the Health Service Executive, for the provision of services to women victims of violence. In recent years there has been a substantial increase in funding so that now over €12 million is provided annually for the provision of such services. The distribution of this funding is now a matter for the Health Service Executive. My Department does not directly fund or co-ordinate health and personal social services to victims of abuse.

I have asked my Department, together with the Health Service Executive, to undertake an analysis of the current level of service provision in this area with a view to planning future service needs.