Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 234: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will clarify the statement of the Health Service Executive's assistant national director for children and families' social services that no Irish child will be sent overseas for care placements from 12 months time; the provisions for care placements that will be made available for children who previously would have been sent abroad; the amount of funding that will be made available on an annual basis for such provisions; the amount that will be provided per child for provision of such care placements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14532/10]

Barry Andrews (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I regret that due to industrial action I am not in a position to provide a substantive response to your Parliamentary Question. If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with me again in due course.

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 235: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide a commitment that any child in need of specialised care that has previously not been provided here will now be provided with that care here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14533/10]

Barry Andrews (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I regret that due to industrial action I am not in a position to provide a substantive response to your Parliamentary Question. If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with me again in due course.

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 236: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of children sent overseas for care placements during 2009; the cost per child; the care placement locations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14534/10]

Barry Andrews (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I regret that due to industrial action I am not in a position to provide a substantive response to your Parliamentary Question. If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with me again in due course.