Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 10 Feb 1993

Vol. 425 No. 7

Written Answers. - Office of the Ombudsman.

Bernard Allen

Question:

129 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Finance if he will increase funding to the Office of the Ombudsman, in view of the fact that the Government has decided to bring patients' rights under the auspices of the Ombudsman for the first time.

Minister for Finance (Mr. B. Ahern)

The funding of the Office of the Ombudsman falls to be dealt with in the context of the Book of Estimates, the abridged version of which will be published very shortly.