Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 10 November 2004
147 Mr. McGinley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding which has been allocated to the RAPID scheme from her Department’s budget since the commencement of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28373/04]
Amharc ar fhreagra2004 is the first year in which designated funding for RAPID in the health sector became available. In the context of the RAPID leverage fund, the Department of Health and Children is making €2 million available, over the period 2004-05, to match €2 million being provided by the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs from that fund for projects in the health sector.
In addition, the Department of Health and Children is making €1.5 million of its capital budget in 2004 available to the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs for play projects as a follow up to the publication by the National Children's Office of Ready, Steady, Play: A National Play Policy.
In addition to the above amounts specifically designated for RAPID, the Department of Health and Children, in the letters of determination in 2003 and 2004, requested health boards to prioritise projects in RAPID areas, within available resources.
