Vol. 559 No. 1
315 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will make a statement on his commitments to increase the allocation to the Simon Community from ?7.6 million in 2000 to ?15.2 million in 2002 and ?22.8 million in 2003; and when these moneys will be allocated. [25465/02]
My Department provides funding to the health boards, which in turn allocate funding to the agencies involved in the provision of services to meet the health needs of homeless adults. A total of €18.366 million has been provided by my Department since May 2000 to meet our commitments under the Homelessness – An Integrated Strategy. This is ongoing funding and will remain available to health boards for the provision of health services to homeless adults.
