Written answers

Tuesday, 20 February 2007

Department of Health and Children

Services For People With Disabilities

10:00 am

James Breen (Clare, Independent)
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Question 323: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take to improve the service for children and adults with autism in view of the unacceptable levels of service currently available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6151/07]

Tim O'Malley (Limerick East, Progressive Democrats)
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As the Deputy may be aware, a sum of €75m for revenue purposes was provided to the Health Service Executive for Disability Services in the 2007 Budget. This sum incorporates the 2007 element of the Government's multi-annual investment programme for the National Disability Strategy. This Strategy is committed to enhancing, among other services, the level and range of multi-disciplinary support services to adults and children with an intellectual, physical and sensory disability and those with autism.

The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Services 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.

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