Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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365. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the substantial negative impact that budget cuts in the past four years have had on the services provided by a company (details supplied); if he will ensure that more funding is made available in budget 2015 so that the company may continue to provide this invaluable service to service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39762/14]

Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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473. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support an organisation (details supplied) in County Dublin with adequate funding in 2014-2015 in view of the fact that it has taken on seven new clients without any extra funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40474/14]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 365 and 473 together.

The Government is fully committed to ensuring the on-going delivery of vital services and supports to people with disabilities within available resources.

In budget 2015, additional funding has been provided to the HSE to address identified priority needs within disability services, including: €12m for the emerging needs of young people with a disability leaving school and those leaving Rehabilitation Training (RT) who will require a day place; and €6m to deliver the required increase in services for children with disabilities, including autism, and to reduce waiting lists under the Progressing Disability Services for Children and Young People (0-18s) Programme.

The Health Service Executive (HSE) is currently in the process of preparing its 2015 National Service Plan including its disability services programme for children and adults with disabilities. It is not expected that the HSE will be in a position to comment on the funding of individual disability organisations until this process has been completed.

In relation to the specific queries raised by the Deputies in relation to Prosper Fingal, as these are service issues, they have been referred to the HSE for direct reply.