910 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 55 of 14 December 2010, the way he plans to spend the €7.499 million allocated for the implementation of the national disability strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1585/11]

Individual Departments fund disability services and initiatives under the National Disability Strategy through their various individual Votes.

Of the €7.499m allocated to my Department for the disability sector in the 2011 Budget Estimates, €5.165m was allocated to the National Disability Authority, the lead statutory agency in policy advice and research in relation to people with disabilities. The remainder of the allocation will provide grant funding to certain organisations in the sector, promote awareness of disability issues and fund occasional disability schemes and projects.