QUESTION NO: 103 to the Minister for Health and Children (Ms. Harney (Dublin Mid-West)) for WRITTEN ANSWER on 02/04/2009
* To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount being made available by the Health Service Executive to respective not for profit and voluntary organisations in respect of support and services being made available to service users by the organisations; the number of service users receiving such services or supports in each of the voluntary organisations in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008; the amount made available and drawn down by each of the service organisations in each of these years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. – David Stanton T.D.
REPLY.
As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
(For further informaiton please contact me at david.stanton@oireachtas..ie )
QUESTION NO: 289 addressed to the Minister for Health and Children (Ms. Harney (Dublin Mid-West)) for WRITTEN ANSWER on 24/03/2009
* To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding made available by the Health Service Executive and by her Department to respective voluntary bodies in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008; the programmes under which such funding was made available; the amount under each programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. David Stanton T.D.
REPLY.
The funding made available by my Department to voluntary organisations is from the National Lottery Fund. The breakdown by programme is set out below. The details of each body in receipt of funding is also attached.
Year Total
2005 3,727,200
2006 3,815,000
2007 3,903,000
2008 3,985,000
(for a further breakdown of information please contact my office at 021 4632867 or by email at david.stanton@oireachtas.ie )
The Health Service Executive funds a wide range of voluntary bodies to provide services on its behalf or which are similar or ancillary to the services it provides.This funding includes the allocation of funds from the National Lottery Fund under its Vote. Therefore, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to provide details of the funding provided and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
