Paul Connaughton
Question:196 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Health and Children the reasons demands made by the Ballinasloe advocates concerning the availability of disability services in the Ballinasloe area have not been met; the reason a high support activation centre has not been built in Ballinasloe as a follow on from the TOPE scheme; the further reason the Western Health Board has informed this group that the project cannot be built due to lack of funding despite the fact that the Western Health Board has a budget surplus of €15 million for the years 2002 and 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12501/04]
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