Allocations to the former health boards and the Eastern Regional Health Authority in relation to Traveller health for the years 1998 to 2005 are presented in the following table. These development funds are in addition to the ongoing current expenditure on Traveller health.
Health Board/Authority
|
Year
|
|
1998
|
1999
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
Total
|
|
€m
|
Eastern/ ERHA
|
—
|
0.344
(IR£0.271m)
|
0.309
(IR£0.243m)
|
0.343
(IR£0.270m)
|
0.249
|
0.221
|
—
|
0.298
|
1.764
|
Midland
|
—
|
0.116
(IR£0.091m)
|
0.126
(IR£0.099m)
|
0.140
(IR£0.110m)
|
0.101
|
0.077
|
—
|
0.104
|
0.664
|
Mid Western
|
0.067
(IR£0.053m)
|
0.126
(IR£0.099m)
|
0.137
(IR£0.108m)
|
0.152
(IR£0.120m)
|
0.111
|
0.083
|
—
|
0.112
|
0.788
|
North Eastern
|
0.051
(IR£0.040m)
|
0.103
(IR£0.081m)
|
0.103
(IR£0.081m)
|
0.114
(IR£0.090m)
|
0.286
|
0.070
|
—
|
0.094
|
0.821
|
North Western
|
0.051
(IR£0.040m)
|
0.060
(IR£0.047m)
|
0.046
(IR£0.036m)
|
0.051
(IR£0.040m)
|
0.037
|
0.054
|
—
|
0.073
|
0.372
|
South Eastern
|
0.067
(IR£0.053m)
|
0.103
(IR£0.081m)
|
0.103
(IR£0.081m)
|
0.114
(IR£0.090m)
|
0.083
|
0.094
|
—
|
0.127
|
0.691
|
Southern
|
0.067
(IR£0.053m)
|
0.136
(IR£0.107m)
|
0.149
(IR£0.117m)
|
0.165
(IR£0.130m)
|
0.120
|
0.095
|
—
|
0.129
|
0.861
|
Western
|
0.067
(IR£0.053m)
|
0.156
(IR£0.123m)
|
0.171
(IR£0.135m)
|
0.190
(IR£0.150m)
|
0.138
|
0.121
|
—
|
0.163
|
1.006
|
Total
|
0.371
(IR£0.292m)
|
1.143
(IR£0.900m)
|
1.143
(IR£0.900m)
|
1.270
(IR£1.000m)
|
1.125
|
0.815
|
—
|
1.100
|
6.967
|
Allocations of €2 m and €1m were made to the HSE for the years 2006 and 2007 respectively and no additional development funding was allocated in 2008.
As the remainder of the information sought in the Deputy's question relates to a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.