Written answers

Thursday, 18 October 2007

Department of Health and Children

National Development Plan

5:00 pm

Photo of Enda KennyEnda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 141: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount spent to date on the child care measure under the national development plan; the estimated amount to be spent by the end of the NDP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24632/07]

Photo of Mary HarneyMary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The National Childcare Investment Programme is a key element of the Social Inclusion Priority of the National Development Plan 2007 -2013. The Programme aims to provide a proactive response to the development of quality childcare supports and services for families, which are grounded in an understanding of local needs. The Programme has an overall budget of €575 million over five years 2006 to 2010, with the objective of creating an additional 50,000 childcare places over the period. The Programme has a greater focus on preschool places for 3 to 4 year olds and school age childcare places.

Since the Programme was launched in January 2006 a total of €137 has been approved in funding towards childcare services of which €17.8 million had been disbursed to beneficiaries by the end of September 2007. At the end of 2010, progress under the Programme in addressing childcare needs will be reviewed to ensure that Programme has responded to emerging needs. This review will be carried out in tandem with the midterm review of the National Development Plan and will inform any subsequent policy response to childcare.

Photo of Enda KennyEnda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 142: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount spent to date under the non-acute and continuing care hospital measure of the national development plan; the amount estimated to be spent under this measure by the end of the NDP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24633/07]

Photo of Enda KennyEnda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 143: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount spent to date under the acute measure of the national development plan; the estimated amount to be spent by the end of the NDP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24634/07]

Photo of Mary HarneyMary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 142 and 143 together.

The Government's sustained high level of investment in healthcare has enabled the completion and commissioning of numerous new facilities in both the acute and the non-acute sectors. This year, overall capital funding of €546 million has been provided to the Health Service Executive. Responsibility for the planning and management of capital projects in the health sector are a matter for 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 the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

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