Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 283: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of the recommendations in the 1997 Report of the Task Force on Violence Against Women, specifically in relation to the National Help Line; if it is receiving and will continue to receive guaranteed multi-annual funding; if it is able to operate on a 24 hour basis, seven days a week; if it has been or will be able to develop a computerised bed bureau in conjunction with the National Federation of Refuges and other homeless services; if it has been possible to set up one stop information centres in each local area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3507/07]

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.

However, I am in a position to inform the Deputy that in relation to Women's Aid specifically, this organisation is grant aided to the amount of €636,240 per annum by the HSE. The HSE recently agreed to increase this funding by €69,700 per annum to support the expansion of their national helpline and I understand a payment for this amount was issued in the week ended 21st January, 2007.