Written answers

Tuesday, 29 November 2005

Department of Health and Children

Services for People with Disabilities

9:00 pm

Photo of Joe HigginsJoe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party)
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Question 198: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the mainstreaming of the 1,651 participants and 100 supervisors will commence on the community employment schemes which provide services to persons with disabilities by allocating an extra €11.2 million as outlined in the pre-budget submission of the Disability Federation of Ireland. [36854/05]

Tim O'Malley (Limerick East, Progressive Democrats)
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In the Estimates for 2006 which were recently published, significant additional funding was included for the improvement of services for people with disabilities.

As part of this provision, funding is being made available to address core under-funding and core staffing issues in services provided by the non-statutory sector. The Health Service Executive will be asked to allocate this funding on an equitable basis, having regard to the needs of people with disabilities. I expect that the executive's consideration of these needs will take into account those services which are currently staffed through community employment schemes.

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