Pat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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348. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria that are used for evaluation for funding under the Tusla programme for residential care centres for people with disability. [36592/14]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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Tusla, the Child and Family Agency provides a range of universal and targeted children's services including

services to people with a disability including residential services. In the main residential services for people with a disability are provided by voluntary agencies under an agreement with the HSE. The Health Information and Quality Authority register and inspect specialist residential services for children and adults with disabilities. I am not aware of criteria or a funding programme operated by the HSE in respect of the provision of residential services for people with a disability. However, specific queries in relation to the provision of residential services for people with a disability should be made directly with the HSE.