Jerry Cowley (Mayo, Independent)
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Question 197: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on an increase in funding for the rape crisis centres here; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that since the publishing of the Ferns Report on 25 October 2005, rape crisis centres have seen a dramatic increase in demand on their services, with an average of 50% increases in most centres; the rape crisis centres currently operating under budgets capped since 2002; if this type of increased service delivery is unsustainable without additional funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8037/06]

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 executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.