David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 952: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the arrangements in place for monitoring and supervising the expenditure by service providers on services for people with disabilities and quality of services provided; if financial funding allocations are directly linked to same; the accountability and review measures in place regarding services provided for people with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3104/07]

Tim O'Malley (Limerick East, Progressive Democrats)
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As part of the monitoring procedures under the Multi-annual Disability Investment Programme 2006-2009, a protocol was agreed between the Health Service Executive and the Department of the Health and Children, to ensure that the specific targeted service provisions, as listed in the investment programme for each year, are achieved.

It is a matter for the Health Service Executive to monitor and supervise the use of the monies allocated by it (the HSE) to the services providers.

As 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.