Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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969. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline in tabular form the total amount of funds allocated to the Health Service Executive in County Donegal over each of the past five years to allow for the provision of special needs assistant support in the pre-school sector; the number of applications made to the HSE by childcare providers in each of the past five years in County Donegal for grant assistance towards the employment of SNAs; the total amount of money requested per year in the applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27020/13]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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The particular issue raised by the Deputy is a service matter for the Health Service Executive. Accordingly I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.