Written answers

Tuesday, 28 February 2006

Department of Health and Children

Services for People with Disabilities

11:00 pm

Photo of Séamus HealySéamus Healy (Tipperary South, Independent)
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Question 211: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on core funding community employment positions currently supporting personal social services for people with disabilities on the basis of the costings of the Irish Wheelchair Association community employment project, that is, 369 posts at 19.5 hours, 30 community employment supervisors at 39 hours and an additional 25% allocation as committed in the HEBE report in 2002; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8136/06]

Tim O'Malley (Limerick East, Progressive Democrats)
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In the Estimates for 2006, significant additional funding totalling €100 million has been included for the improvement of health funded support services for people with disabilities.

As part of this provision funding of €10 million has been made available to address core underfunding and staffing issues in services provided by the voluntary sector. The Health Service Executive has been asked to allocate this funding on an equitable basis having regard for 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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