John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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99. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be allocated to a service (details supplied) in County Wicklow in the HSE service plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6110/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Section 39 of the Health Act 2004 makes provision for the HSE to provide assistance to bodies that provide services similar, or ancillary to, services that the HSE may provide.

Section 39 organisations provide a broad range of services and these are governed by Service Level Agreements with the HSE. Decisions on the provision of funding to these organisations is a matter for the HSE.

The HSE also operates a National Lottery funded scheme under which it provides grants to health agencies and other organisations. Details of the scheme are available on the HSE website at:.