Mary Wallace (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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Question 263: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the average annual funding per client in the intellectual disability sector for a day activation place; if the €5,800 per client per annum paid to an organisation (details supplied) is below the norm; the steps she will take to ensure that services such as this are provided with appropriate annual funding and should not have to rely on emergency December funding as occurred in 2003 and 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26500/05]

Tim O'Malley (Limerick East, Progressive Democrats)
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The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department of Health and Children has asked the parliamentary affairs division of the HSE to arrange to have the matter investigated and for a reply to issue directly to the Deputy.