Vol. 412 No. 3
150 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Health if he will outline funding he has provided to date in support of the Hospice Movement's project for a new hospice in Raheny, Dublin 5; and if he will give details of any funding which will be provided in the future.
I allocated a grant of £100,000 from the health allocation of the national lottery proceeds to the St. Francis Hospice in December 1989. I have also made £50,000 available from the health allocation of the national lottery proceeds to the St. Francis Hospice homecare service in 1991.
Discussions are ongoing with the authorities of St. Francis Hospice and the Eastern Health Board regarding this service and I hope that my Department will be in a position to finalise the level of funding for 1992 in the coming weeks.
Development of day care and domiciliary care services is most desirable and is in line with my Department's policy of developing care services in the community where possible.
