Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 281: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the funding being provided to ensure the Irish Osteoporosis Society's continued viability; the reason half the funding the society expected was granted in 2005; the reason no funding has been received by the society to date in 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31526/06]

Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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The Irish Osteoporosis Society (IOS) was funded on a once-off basis by the former Northern Area Health Board in 2004 and 2005. Funding of €130,000 was provided in 2005. The IOS sought further funding of €128,000 during 2006. Following a series of meetings and checking of documentation, the HSE paid this amount to the IOS on the 22nd of September 2006.