Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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Question 191: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive has a treatment plan in place in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if the plan will be communicated to the patient or her family; if the HSE will provide urgent assistance for this person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31150/10]

John Moloney (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter the question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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Question 192: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will consider correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31151/10]

John Moloney (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Under the Health Act, 2004 the HSE is responsible for the provision of health and personal social services including the provision of therapy services as appropriate. The HSE has advised my Department that they do not fund speech therapist posts in individual schools but rather provide speech and language therapy by way of regional service provision.

I understand that my colleague, Mary Harney TD, Minister for Health and Children recently invited Claddagh National School in Galway to apply for consideration of National Lottery funding for a speech and language post as part of unique pilot project, in view of the particular circumstances in that school and the very strong potential for innovative approaches. It is not proposed however, that Lottery funding would be utilised to fund such posts on a more generalised basis.