Brian Walsh (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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Question 217: To ask the Minister for Health the number of service providers in receipt of funding through the crisis pregnancy programme based in County Galway; and the amount received this year by each. [35238/11]

Brian Walsh (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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Question 218: To ask the Minister for Health if service providers funded by the crisis pregnancy programme in County Galway are operating at capacity; if there is additional demand for these services; and if funding is available to support another such service provider. [35239/11]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 217 and 218 together.

In total, five services are in receipt of funding through the HSE Crisis Pregnancy Programme in County Galway. Three of these are national crisis pregnancy counselling service providers with a centre in Galway City; in addition the HSE Crisis Pregnancy Programme funds a crisis pregnancy counselling and support service through Portiuncula Hospital, and on an outreach basis in Ballinasloe, Co Galway.

Details of the funding provided to each are outlined in the following table.

*Note: The grant allocations specified above represent the core counselling allocations made to these services in 2011. These allocations include costs relating to over 35 Centres nationwide operated by the service providers listed above and include costs relating to staffing; both administrative and counselling, training, rent, IT, supervision and all other overheads associated with service delivery across all centres nationwide.

A review of County Galway service providers funded by the HSE Crisis Pregnancy Programme would indicate capacity in services to take additional clients at various times through the year. The Crisis Pregnancy Programme has informed my Department that there has been no additional demand for services. Based on current availability of Crisis Pregnancy and Post Termination Counselling hours in the Galway area, the HSE Crisis Pregnancy Programme would not see a requirement for funding any additional hours at this juncture. There is no evidence that further services are required and services locations are well placed to respond to existing need.