Written answers

Tuesday, 21 February 2006

Department of Health and Children

Services for People with Disabilities

9:00 pm

Photo of Dinny McGinleyDinny McGinley (Donegal South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 229: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if core funding for community employment staff supporting essential services will be made available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6521/06]

Photo of Enda KennyEnda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 280: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the core funding promised in the 2006 Estimates and referred to by her in Question No. 202 of 29 November 2005 will be provided to the Irish Wheelchair Association to mainstream services provided by community employment participants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6948/06]

Photo of Bernard DurkanBernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 286: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if further funding can or will be offered for community employment positions supporting personal social services for people with disability in the Irish Wheelchair Association sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7067/06]

Tim O'Malley (Limerick East, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 229, 280 and 286 together.

In the Estimates for 2006, significant additional funding totalling €100 million has been included for the improvement of health services for people with disabilities. As part of this provision, funding of €10 million has been made available to address core under-funding and core staffing issues in services provided by the non-statutory sector. The Health Service Executive has been 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 any urgent case for funding of necessary services which may be made by the Irish Wheelchair Association.

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