Pat Deering
Question:348. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Health the criteria that are used for evaluation for funding under the Tusla programme for residential care centres for people with disability. [36592/14]
View answerTuesday, 30 September 2014
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Tusla, the Child and Family Agency provides a range of universal and targeted children's services including child protection and welfare services. Tusla is funded by the Department of Children and questions in relation to funding programmes operated by Tusla should be directed to my colleague the Minister for Children.
The Health Service Executive provides specialist health and social care services to people with a disability including residential services. In the main residential services for people with a disability are provided by voluntary agencies under an agreement with the HSE. The Health Information and Quality Authority register and inspect specialist residential services for children and adults with disabilities. I am not aware of criteria or a funding programme operated by the HSE in respect of the provision of residential services for people with a disability. However, specific queries in relation to the provision of residential services for people with a disability should be made directly with the HSE.