Services for People with Disabilities

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 November 2018

Tuesday, 6 November 2018

Questions (751)

Stephen Donnelly

Question:

751. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if €100,000 in funding will be included in his final budget preparations for the roll-out of the just a minute card (details supplied). [45840/18]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Health

The Department of Health provides funding for specialist disability services for people with a disability and does not provide funding for schemes such as the one outlined by the Deputy.

Issues of equality, discrimination, tolerance and diversity in terms of gender, employment, racism and disability fall within the remit of the Department of Justice and Equality.