Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 240: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a programme (details supplied) in County Dublin has been refused funding and staff are on protective notice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18576/08]

Barry Andrews (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and 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 the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 241: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason children who are receiving speech therapy in a facility (details supplied) in Dublin 20 have to rejoin a general waiting list for speech therapy when they begin attending mainstream school; if this policy will be changed in view of the detrimental effect that this often lengthy interruption of service has on young children who are in need of ongoing speech therapy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18577/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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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 specific 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.

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 242: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take to deal with the waiting lists for speech therapy in areas (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18578/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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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 5s 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 specific 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.

Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 243: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason there is an eight week delay for approval for GMS patients in County Roscommon to attend an optician; the steps which are being taken to address this situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18635/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The provision of optometric services for GMS patients is a matter for the Health Service Executive.

My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter raised by the Deputy investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.