Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 February 2008
74 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children the expenditure by the Health Service Executive on services for homeless people in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Waterford and Dundalk in each of the past four years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5803/08]
View answerThe Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
75 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Health and Children if a separate allocation is made by her Department to the Health Service Executive for services to the homeless or if the funds come from the general HSE budget; the funding made available by the HSE for the provision of services to the homeless in each of the past four years; the amount of that funding that was spent; the allocation made for 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5804/08]
View answerThe Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
