Written answers
Wednesday, 22 April 2009
Department of Health and Children
Traveller Community
10:00 pm
James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Question 257: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the moneys and resources in the letters of allocation to the Health Service Executive, the Eastern Regional Health Authority and former health boards in relation to Traveller health development from 1998 to 2008; the cost centres the moneys were allocated to in the HSE, ERHA and former health boards; the name of the cost centres; if the moneys were used year on year; the amount currently allocated to Traveller health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15198/09]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Allocations to the former health boards and the Eastern Regional Health Authority in relation to Traveller health for the years 1998 to 2005 are presented in the table below. These development funds are in addition to the ongoing current expenditure on Traveller health.
| Health Board/Authority | Year ( €m) | ||||||||
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | Total | |
| Eastern/ ERHA | - | 0.344(IR£0.271m) | 0.309(IR£0.243m) | 0.343(IR£0.270m) | 0.249 | 0.221 | - | 0.298 | 1.764 |
| Midland | - | 0.116(IR£0.091m) | 0.126(IR£0.099m) | 0.140(IR£0.110m) | 0.101 | 0.077 | - | 0.104 | 0.664 |
| Mid Western | 0.067(IR£0.053m) | 0.126(IR£0.099m) | 0.137(IR£0.108m) | 0.152(IR£0.120m) | 0.111 | 0.083 | - | 0.112 | 0.788 |
| North Eastern | 0.051(IR£0.040m) | 0.103(IR£0.081m) | 0.103(IR£0.081m) | 0.114(IR£0.090m) | 0.286 | 0.070 | - | 0.094 | 0.821 |
| North Western | 0.051(IR£0.040m) | 0.060(IR£0.047m) | 0.046(IR£0.036m) | 0.051(IR£0.040m) | 0.037 | 0.054 | - | 0.073 | 0.372 |
| South Eastern | 0.067(IR£0.053m) | 0.103(IR£0.081m) | 0.103(IR£0.081m) | 0.114(IR£0.090m) | 0.083 | 0.094 | - | 0.127 | 0.691 |
| Southern | 0.067(IR£0.053m) | 0.136(IR£0.107m) | 0.149(IR£0.117m) | 0.165(IR£0.130m) | 0.120 | 0.095 | - | 0.129 | 0.861 |
| Western | 0.067(IR£0.053m) | 0.156(IR£0.123m) | 0.171(IR£0.135m) | 0.190(IR£0.150m) | 0.138 | 0.121 | - | 0.163 | 1.006 |
| Total | 0.371(IR£0.292m) | 1.143(IR£0.900m) | 1.143(IR£0.900m) | 1.270(IR£1.000m) | 1.125 | 0.815 | - | 1.100 | 6.967 |
Allocations of €2 m and €1m were made to the HSE for the years 2006 and 2007 respectively and no additional development funding was allocated in 2008.
As the remainder of the information sought in the Deputy's question relates to a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
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