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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 April 2004

Tuesday, 27 April 2004

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David Stanton

Question:

607 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of voluntary organisations providing health and personal social services that are being funded fully or partially through his Department; if he will provide in each case the name of organisation; the amount of revenue funding provided in 2003; the number of staff in that organisation providing health and personal social services; and if he will make a statement on the matter with particular reference to the action plan for people management. [11904/04]

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The majority of voluntary organisations providing health and personal social services are funded by health boards and it is a matter for each health board within the service planning requirement to agree the levels of service and the appropriate funding in respect of each such organisation. In determining the extent of agency services, each health board must operate within the levels of funding approved and the employment ceiling set. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief executive officers of each health board or authority to reply directly to the Deputy with the details relevant to their board or authority. On the action plan for people management, APPM, €120,000 was made available under this heading in 2003 for management training in the national federation of voluntary bodies. An additional €2 million was allocated to the health boards in 2003 for APPM implementation. Since my Department is not directly involved in the application of this funding within the voluntary sector I have requested the chief executive officers of each health board and of the ERHA to reply directly to the Deputy on this aspect.

Currently, one voluntary hospital, St. John's Hospital, Limerick, receives funding directly from my Department. The revised level of determination approved for St. John's Hospital for 2003 is €17.727 million. The actual employment level at end December 2003 was 328 whole-time equivalents.

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