Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 142: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to extend speech and language therapy services for children in County Clare; if she will provide additional tutoring services for children with speech and language difficulties in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26906/07]

Jimmy Devins (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy may be aware, additional funding of €75m for revenue purposes was provided to the Health Service Executive for Disability Services in the 2007 Budget. This amount 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.