Health Board Services.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 November 2004

Tuesday, 23 November 2004

Questions (104)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

Question:

151 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the excellent work of an organisation (details supplied) in County Donegal in providing a wide spectrum of domestic violence services in the locality; if her attention has further been drawn to the funding crisis facing the organisation and to the fact that the existing level of funding is estimated to cover only 25% of the projected cost of running the project in 2005 due to increased demand for its services; and if her Department, in co-operation with the North Western Health Board, will make the necessary funding available to ensure that the organisation can continue its work and fulfil its mandate. [30300/04]

Written answers

Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children (Ms Harney)

My Department does not directly fund health and personal social services to victims of abuse. Moneys are made available each year to the health boards for the provision of services to women victims of domestic violence. Additional funding has been made available each year since the establishment of the national steering committee on violence so that now more than €12 million is provided annually to the health boards for the provision of such services.