Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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521. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the grants available to support arts and disability projects that are associated and assisting with mental health recovery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13666/16]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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While my Department does not operate any scheme that provides direct funding to support arts and disability projects that are associated and assisting with mental health recovery, the Department is currently supporting a pilot project in 4 locations (West Cork, Mayo, Cavan/Monaghan and Galway) that aims to demonstrate how existing mental health teams and the supported employment service (EmployAbility) can collaborate more closely together and thereby achieve improved health, wellbeing and economic outcomes for its participants.