Derek Keating (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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Question 238: To ask the Minister for Health the number of associations, organisations and regulatory bodies in receipt of grants, benefit in kind and sums of money from the State in tabular form for the past three years; if he is satisfied that the State should be financing such organisations; if he will undertake to examine the savings that can be made in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28918/12]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The bodies, including regulatory bodies funded by my Department in the years 2010 - 2012 are set out in the following table. My Department also administers a National Lottery Discretionary Fund from which once-off grants are paid to community and voluntary organisations, providing a range of health related service. Details of the groups which have received funding for the past three years are set-out on my Departments website: www.doh.ie

The Health Service Executive also provides funding to numerous groups and organisations, details of which are set-out in its annual accounts, which are available on the Executives website:www.hse.ie

As part of the Estimates process each year, my Department and the Health Service Executive examine various options which might provide expenditure savings, while to the greatest extent possible meeting the objective of maintaining population health and access to services. The question of further savings that can be made in this overall area, including as regards efficiencies in how State funding is allocated and monitored, will be kept under scrutiny.