David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 189: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount expended on specialist disability services as described in her Department's sectoral plan in 2006 and 2007 respectively with a breakdown of this expenditure per Health Service Executive area and service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35887/07]

David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 191: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the support services covered under the term multidisciplinary support services available to people with disabilities as laid out in her Department's sectoral plan; if the €41 million allocated for same in 2006 was expended; the amount allocated for these support services in 2007 and the amount expended; if the remainder of the additional funding allocated for services for people with disabilities in 2006 was also expended; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35889/07]

Jimmy Devins (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 189 and 191 together.

As part of the Multi Annual Investment Programme 2006 — 2009 under the Disability Strategy, the Government provided the Health Service Executive with an additional €75m in both 2006 and 2007. This funding included monies to provide new and enhanced services for people with disabilities, to implement Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005, which came into effect on June 1st 2007 for the under 5's and also for the continuation of the implementation of the transfer of persons with intellectual disability from psychiatric hospitals and other inappropriate placements.

The Government is also honouring its promise in relation to the Multi Annual Investment Programme for people with disabilities, with a further €50m investment which was announced in the 2008 Budget.

The Deputy's questions relate 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 these matters investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.