Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party)
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Question 115: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will make emergency funding available to address the €400,000 shortfall in funding facing the Rape Crisis Centre. [27588/05]

Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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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 requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party)
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Question 116: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will increase funding to frontline services dealing with violence against women as their core operational funding remained fixed at the 2003 level of €12 million. [27589/05]

Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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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 requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party)
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Question 117: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the briefing note on funding to voluntary dedicated frontline service responses to violence against women, in which frontline services described their current level of funding as severely inadequate to meet the current needs of women and their children, she will sanction a funding increase of at least €7 million to meet the running costs of these services. [27590/05]

Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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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 requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 118: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the need to increase funding for organisations involved in the issue of violence against women; her plans to increase the funding available for such groups in the budget for 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27921/05]

Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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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, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the HSE to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 119: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the funding issue for a refuge (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [27934/05]

Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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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, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the HSE to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy. The responsibility for the provision of refuges lies with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.