157 Mr. Hilliard asked the Minister for Health if he will make a statement on the 42 per cent or £60 million reduction under Subhead B2 of Vote 42 in the 1996 Estimates. [19329/96]

Limerick East): Responsibility for funding the health boards for the disabled person's maintenance allowance, provided through subhead B2, was transferred from the Minister for Health to the Minister for Social Welfare on 1 August 1995. The decrease in subhead B2 in my Department's 1996 Estimate arises as a result of the transfer of the balance of the funding for these payments to the Department of Social Welfare's Estimate to cover the full year cost of the scheme.

158 Mr. Hilliard asked the Minister for Health the way in which the allocation of £85.67 million under Subhead 1.1 of Vote 41 was spent in 1995; and the purpose for the allocation of £98.67 million under Subhead 1.1 of Vote 41 in the 1996 Estimates. [19357/96]

Limerick East): The capital funding made available by my Department to the health agencies in 1995 from subhead I.1. of the Health Vote is categorised in relation to the main components of the capital programme, as follows:

Expenditure from Subhead I.1. in 1995