Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
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1012. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total budget allocation to the National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities in each of the years since 2011, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11243/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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The National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities (NAS) is funded and supported by the Citizens Information Board (CIB), which has a mandate under the Citizens Information Act 2007 to provide advocacy for people with disabilities.

The NAS provides an independent, confidential and free, issues-based representative advocacy service that works exclusively for the person using the service and adheres to professional standards. NAS has a particular remit for people with disabilities who are isolated from their community and services, have communication differences or have limited informal or natural supports.

The table below sets out the budget allocation for NAS, for each year since 2011.