46 Mr. Nealon asked the Minister for Health if he will give details of the funding, if any, which he is making available, directly or through the health boards, towards the work of the Irish Sudden Infant Death Association.

75 Tomás Mac Giolla asked the Minister for Health the assistance, if any, which is available for parents of victims of cot deaths; if he intends to give financial support to the Sudden Infant Death Association either directly or through the regional health boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

78 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Health if he will give details of the funding which his Department has given to the Irish Sudden Infant Death Association in 1992; if he considers this to be an adequate level of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

130 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the financial help, if any, he proposes to give to the Irish Sudden Infant Death Association so that they can develop their services in this country.

131 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the work being carried out by the Irish Sudden Infant Death Association; and whether he will be financially supporting the association in the forthcoming years.

132 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Health if he has received a request for funding from the Irish Sudden Infant Death Association; the consideration, if any, he has given to this request; and the amount of funding he intends to provide to this organisation.

I propose to take Questions Nos. 46, 75, 78, 130, 131 and 132 together.

The Irish Sudden Infant Death Association (ISIDA) is funded by subvention from individual health boards based on activity in their local area.

In addition to this the Department directly funds the association in relation to those activities which are regarded as of national significance which included the establishment of a National Sudden Infants Death Register. Commitment was given to fund the Register over a three year period using National Lottery Funds as follows: