Shane McEntee (Meath, Fine Gael)
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Question 138: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the extent of finances provided by her Department in each of the years 2003 to date in 2007 to the Health Service Executive for child and family services. [10867/07]

Shane McEntee (Meath, Fine Gael)
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Question 139: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the extent of finances provided in each of the years 2003 to date in 2007 by her Department to the Health Service Executive for adolescent service provision. [10868/07]

Shane McEntee (Meath, Fine Gael)
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Question 140: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the level of funding provided by her Department to the Health Service Executive for the development in 2007 of adolescent services. [10869/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 138 to 140, inclusive, together.

The Revised Estimates Volume for 2007 sets out the gross current expenditure for 2006 and estimated expenditure for 2007 in relation to Children and Families (including Adolescents). These figures, which are within Vote 40 for the Health Services Executive, are set out in the table together with the corresponding figures for 2005, 2004 and 2003.

It should also be noted that the expenditure by programme does not reflect the full extent of spending on each care group. In this way funding for Children and Family Services reflects only the direct expenditure in this area. It does not take account of the expenditure for individuals who are also receiving services from the primary care service, acute hospitals programme, multi care group services etc.

In addition, the Revised Estimates Volume provides gross current funding of €484 million in 2007 for Vote 41 for the Office of the Minister for Children. This funding provides for the Early Childcare Payment and other Childcare Programmes.