Services for People with Disabilities.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 July 2004

Thursday, 1 July 2004

Questions (84)

Tony Gregory

Question:

84 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Health and Children the funding his Department is making available for the training of dogs to assist persons with disabilities; if additional funding might be provided in 2004 to allow any such project to progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19949/04]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children (Mr. T. O’Malley)

I recently allocated €50,000 to the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind from national lottery funds towards the cost of a strategic review of the organisation's activities, including the training of dogs to assist people with other disabilities.