asked the Minister for Health if there are any grants available for people who are on disabled person's maintenance allowance from the North-Eastern Health Board for the purchase of word processors.
Written Answers. - Purchase of Word Processors.
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There are no specific funds available to health boards for this purpose. However, the North-Eastern Health Board have indicated that in any individual case, if the board are satisfied that a disabled person would benefit from having a word processor they would be prepared to consider such an application having regard to available resources.