Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 87: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if resources will be made available by the Health Service Executive to the Brothers of Charity as the service provider to increase the number of occupational therapist posts from a half full time equivalent at present to meet the demand for services at a special needs school (details supplied) in County Cork. [30410/07]

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 88: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if resources will be made available by the Health Service Executive to the Brothers of Charity as the service provider to increase the number of speech and language therapists posts from two and a half FTE's at present to meet the demand for services at a special needs school (details supplied) in County Cork. [30411/07]

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 90: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive will provide cover at a special needs school (details supplied) in County Cork for a social worker currently on maternity leave. [30413/07]

Jimmy Devins (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 87, 88 and 90 together.

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, including therapy and related 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.