Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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Question 236: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the way she will distribute the €2.4 million announced in Budget 2007 for sexual assault units; the mechanism available to rape crisis centres that provide support to victims of sexual assault who attend these units to apply for such funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8861/07]

Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy's question relates to the funding, 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.

The Deputy should be aware that my Department has allocated €1.5million in 2007 to implement the recommendations of the report "Sexual Assault Treatment Services: A National Review". The full year costs of implementing this report is estimated at €2.5 million and this sum will be provided in 2008. As stated above the other issues raised in your question will be answered directly by the HSE.