Community Care Provision

Wednesday, 27 January 2016

Questions (139)

Billy Kelleher

Question:

139. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of community intervention teams in each community health care organisation; and the funding allocated for the teams in 2016. [3340/16]

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Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Health

There are currently 11 Community Intervention Teams (CITs) in place in Dublin North, Dublin South, Cork, Galway, Mid-West (Limerick/Clare/Tipperary), Carlow/Kilkenny, Wicklow, Kildare, Louth, Meath & Waterford.

As the provision of funding for CITs is a service issue, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy. If he has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with the Executive.