Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 134: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the funding provided for services for people with an intellectual disability in each of the past five years with a breakdown of the amount allocated to each of the agencies working in this area. [31406/07]

Jimmy Devins (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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Additional funding amounting to €53m has been provided in 2007 for people with disabilities to meet costs associated with the following elements of the Multi-annual Investment Programme (in addition to community based mental health services). Services for Persons with Intellectual Disability and those with Autism:

255 new residential places;

85 new respite places;

535 new day places

The continuation of the implementation of the transfer of persons with intellectual disability/autism from psychiatric hospitals and other inappropriate placements.

Services for Persons with Physical or Sensory Disabilities:

80 new residential places for persons with significant disabilities who are currently placed in inappropriate settings

250,000 extra hours of home support and personal assistance.

Additional funding is also being provided to enhance the multi-disciplinary support services for people with disabilities in line with the Government's commitment to build capacity within the health services to deliver on the various legislative provisions contained in the National Disability Strategy.

€15m has been provided to enhance the level and range of multi-disciplinary support services available to adults and children with intellectual, physical and sensory disabilities and those with autism, with a priority in 2007 on enhancing the assessment and support services for children with disabilities;

€5m has been made available to address core under funding and core staffing issues in services for people with disabilities provided by the voluntary sector;

€45m capital funding has been made available to support additional places in services for person with a physical, sensory or intellectual disability or autism. This funding is over and above that already allocated to these services from the Capital Investment Programme 2005 to 2009.

Funding for Disability Services 1997-2006

Between 1997-2006

additional revenue and capital funding of €851m has been invested in health funded support services for people with disabilities between 1997 and 2006 of which;

€549m was provided for persons with intellectual disability and those with autism:

€302m was provided for people with physical or sensory disabilities.

As the Deputy's question relates to the funding provided for people with disabilities in the past five years, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive, 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.

Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 135: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the waiting lists for day-services and residential services in each of the agencies working in the intellectual disability area; and the steps she is taking to meet this demand. [31407/07]

Jimmy Devins (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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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.