Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 440: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the State funding currently being provided to the Coeliac Society of Ireland; if she plans to increase the level of funding in view of the large number of coeliacs here; the actual number of coeliacs here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14761/07]

Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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Responsibility for the payment of grants to those voluntary organisations involved in health promotion, raising awareness or providing support services for people suffering from particular conditions now rests with the Health Service Executive (HSE). It is a matter for the Executive to decide the level of support it provides to the various voluntary organisations based on the funding available and the relative merits of the applications received. It is my understanding that the actual number of coeliacs in Ireland is estimated at approximately one percent of the population.

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.