Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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1881. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review correspondence (details supplied); the appropriate actions that may be taken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44799/25]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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I want to thank you for bringing this correspondence and request to my attention. As you may be aware, while this Department provides funding to the HSE to deliver specialist disability services either directly or via Section 38 and Section 39 Voluntary Organisations, it does not have any funding or governance relationship with individual organisations.

While the strategy, policy direction and overall allocation for the sector is set at Ministerial level, funding allocations to individual providers or under HSE managed grant schemes is an operational matter for the HSE as the funding authority.

On foot of the information shared, I have requested my officials to make enquiries regarding this matter but please note that the level of funding available to each Government Department is being considered as part of the national estimates and budgetary process for 2026, which is currently underway.