Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 10 Feb 1999

Vol. 500 No. 2

Written Answers. - Health Board Funding.

Alan Shatter

Question:

155 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children if, further to Parliamentary Question No. 627 on 27 January 1999, he will provide a breakdown in respect of each health board of the specific funding allocated for each individual service in the context of the determination for each health board as notified for 1999. [3752/99]

Minister for Health and Children (Mr. Cowen)

The specific overall funding allocated for each individual service by each health board is not available. The following tabular statement provides details for each of the eight health boards of the additional money provided for each service in 1999 in the letters of determination.

	EHB	MHB	MWHB	NEHB	NWHB	SEHB	SHB	WHB
	£m	£m	£m	£m	£m	£m	£m	£m
Acute Hospitals/New Units	1.970	1.300	2.950	1.580	1.300	1.550	1.490	4.490
Ambulance Services	1.380	0.810	0.870	0.810	0.960	0.970	0.970	0.970
Cancer Strategy	0.760	0.450	0.990	0.350	0.950	0.510	0.670	1.070
Accident & Emergency Services	0.550							0.350
Cardiovascular Strategy	0.030		0.200				0.200	0.300
Breast Screening Programme				2.950
Waiting List Initiative		0.870	0.820	0.750	0.860	0.950	0.850	1.370
Blood Service	1.090	0.300	0.590	0.570	0.380	0.860	1.880	1.360
Community Drug Schemes/Cash Allowances	7.360	0.710	1.600	1.080	1.100	1.280	1.410	0.500
GP Development Fund	0.650	0.220	0.270	0.380	0.200	0.690	0.630	0.290
Dental Services	1.640	0.290	0.630	0.430	0.460	0.490	0.510	0.850
Ophthalmic Service	0.330	0.130	0.100	0.150	0.120	0.180	0.240	0.200
Maternity & Infant Care Scheme	1.060	0.240	0.160	0.240	0.150	0.280	0.490	0.490
Primary Childhood Immunisation Programme	0.250	0.040	0.060	0.050	0.040	0.070	0.100	0.060
Family Planning & Pregnancy Counselling	0.380	0.090	0.080	0.080	0.050	0.100	0.140	0.090
HIV/AIDS Drugs Services	3.060	0.060	0.130	0.060	0.100	0.230	0.460	0.170
Food Controls (EU Directives)	0.930	0.190	0.240	0.240	0.190	0.260	0.380	0.320
Anti Tobacco Legislation	0.100	0.020	0.020	0.040	0.020	0.020	0.030	0.030
Health Screening for Asylum Seekers	0.220					0.030	0.060
Services for Older People	6.240	1.150	1.650	2.250	1.460	2.130	4.520	1.440
Mental Health Services	1.410	0.590	0.360	0.560	0.480	1.050	0.630	0.320
Services for the Mentally Handicapped	5.070	1.010	1.430	1.330	0.740	1.720	1.990	1.850
Services for People with Sensory & Physical Disability	3.150	0.390	0.540	0.730	0.500	0.790	1.250	0.970
Child Care Service	5.210	0.450	0.840	0.610	0.400	0.750	1.500	0.840
Women's Health	0.120	0.040	0.040	0.040	0.040	0.040	0.040	0.040
Violence Against Women	0.300	0.100	0.100	0.100	0.100	0.100	0.100	0.100
Travellers Health	0.270	0.090	0.100	0.080	0.050	0.080	0.110	0.120
Nurse Training	0.850	0.390	0.190	0.400	0.710	0.430	0.890	0.190
Clinicians in Management	0.150	0.400	0.120	0.100	0.100	0.100	0.130	0.150
Medical Indemnity	0.090	0.060	0.070	0.080	0.070	0.120	0.130	0.120
Risk Management						0.100	0.100
Health & Safety	0.400	0.260	0.260	0.410	0.270	0.180	0.300	0.250
Information Technology (Revenue Costs)	0.240	0.020	0.020	0.040	0.030	0.020	0.040	0.030
Library & Information Services	0.120	0.050	0.040	0.050	0.060	0.050	0.040	0.080
Freedom of Information Act	0.040	0.020	0.020	0.020	0.020	0.030	0.030	0.030
Health Promotion	0.150	0.050	0.050	0.050	0.050	0.050	0.050	0.050

In some instances, this additional funding reflects the phased development of services. Particularly in the acute hospital sector the funding also reflects the location of national specialities and the planned development of regional services. Funding of £2.948 million is provided in 1999 for the national breast screening programme and this funding was channelled through the North Eastern Health Board. Services will be funded by this programme on a national basis. In relation to the Midland Health Board the £0.400 million provided under clinicians in management includes funding of £0.300 million for the office for health management based in Harcourt Street, Dublin 2.