Deirdre Clune (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 294: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding allocated to the Health Service Executive south to spend on eating disorder services in 2007; the way this funding was spent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11521/08]

Deirdre Clune (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 295: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding allocated to the Health Service Executive Dublin area to spend on eating disorder services in 2007; the way this funding was spent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11522/08]

Jimmy Devins (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 294 and 295 together.

A total €750,000 was allocated to the HSE in 2007 for the development of designated eating disorder services. This included €500,000 to enhance the service in the Elm Mount Unit at St. Vincent's Hospital Dublin, and €250,000 to HSE South to commence the development of an eating disorder service.

Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. The Executive, therefore, is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. 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.