I propose to take Questions Nos. 208, 219 and 220 together.
The provision of services to persons with a mental handicap in the Ballinasloe area, County Galway is a matter in the first instance for the Western Health Board. Recently I approved an allocation of £742,000 to the Western Health Board region for the provision of a new residential/respite and day care places in 1998. A further £270,000 has also been allocated in 1998 to the Western Health Board region to meet identified needs in existing services of which £150,000 was allocated in respect of increased staffing levels at Áras Attracta, Swinford, County Mayo.
The Western Health Board region, including the Galway area, will also benefit from the £30 million capital programme for mental handicap services which I have put in place to run over four years in tandem with the Assessment of Need for Services for Persons with a Mental Handicap 1997-2001.