John Perry (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 313: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will intervene on behalf of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo and have them called for their treatment in Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17460/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services is a matter for the Health Service Executive and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular question raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this case investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

John Perry (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 314: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when speech and language therapy will become available for a person (details supplied) in County Sligo as an adult on a continuous basis. [17463/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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As the Deputy may be aware, an additional 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 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 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.