Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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440. To ask the Minister for Health the schemes that will be funded out of his Department's Estimate this year under the dormant accounts scheme; when details of each scheme will be announced; the proposed closing dates for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26082/15]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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The Department of Health recently announced that a new round of funding of €2.7 million is being made available under the Dormant Accounts Fund. The funds will be used to support people with disabilities and for substance misuse prevention initiatives.

The Department of Health is sponsoring the following five measures, which will be co-ordinated on the Department’s behalf by the Health Service Executive (HSE):

- Local area co-ordination in disability services;

- Advancing best practice in meeting National Standards for Residential Services for People with Disabilities – minor capital and training initiatives;

- Health-related supports to assist young people with disabilities and autism to make the transition from second level education to further education, training, employment;

- Person-centred innovations in the delivery of non-centre based respite services for people with disabilities;

- Substance misuse prevention initiatives.

The measures will be administered and managed by Pobal, who have indicated that applications are open to eligible community and voluntary sector organisations and statutory and other public agencies from 1 July 2015 with a closing date of 22 July 2015. Applicants for projects in the disability area will be required to contact a nominated HSE representative before submitting their proposals.

Pobal recently completed a series of four regional pre-application information meetings. Full details on all measures, the online application process are available on Pobal’s website: .