Mary Wallace
Ceist:56 Miss M. Wallace asked the Minister for Health the amount of money allocated in each of the last ten years for home care assistance schemes. [7698/96]
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56 Miss M. Wallace asked the Minister for Health the amount of money allocated in each of the last ten years for home care assistance schemes. [7698/96]
, Limerick East): As part of the 1992 development of services to people with a mental handicap, a special home support scheme was initiated to help meet the needs of families with a member with a mental handicap. The scheme works in a flexible manner; for example, providing assistance with clients in their homes, taking clients to leisure activities, allowing carers a few hours off, etc. The home support services are provided by both health boards and voluntary mental handicap agencies and specifically targeted at those persons who have no service or an inadequate service.
The amounts allocated in respect of this service in each year since 1992 are as follows:
£m |
|
1992 |
0.965 |
1993 |
1.536 |
1994 |
1.000 |
1995 |
0.455 |
1996 |
0.300 |