John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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652. To ask the Minister for Health if he will allocate an appropriate level of funding to provide a seven-day respite service for children with autism at 16 College Gardens, Callan Road, County Kilkenny, a unit operated by St. Patrick's, Kilkenny; if he will confirm what funding was allocated to this service at this location for the past three years; if funding will be allocated for the month of August to extend the current levels of the service provided; if the autism team in Kilkenny has been consulted on the level of service required to meet the request of parents; if the level of care has been costed; his plans to fund this service for the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31083/14]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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St Patrick's Kilkenny is funded by the Health Service Executive (HSE). The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply directly to the Deputy.